00:00More than six decades after Appetite Police opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sharpeville,
00:06survivors and relatives of those killed are taking the South African government to court, seeking compensation.
00:13For 87-year-old survivor Abraham, who was wounded in the shooting, the wait for reparations has lasted decades.
00:21What we're expecting is for them to honor their promises.
00:25When Mr. Mandela unveiled his memorial following his release from prison, it promised us 120,000 rands for those who
00:34were affected.
00:35Lawyers are challenging the Indemnity Act, which barred survivors and relatives from pursuing compensation claims.
00:43There are two major aspects to the case.
00:47The first aspect is having the Indemnity Act declared unconstitutional.
00:51The second aspect is having our class of people certified as a class so that we can pursue individual damages.
01:00We are bringing the case against the President of South Africa, the Minister of Police and the Minister of Justice.
01:07The legal challenge seeks both accountability and compensation for victims and their descendants.
01:15For families, the consequences have been passed down through generations.
01:21We can't really explain, but I can imagine if I was there on that day, the heartbreak, you know, what,
01:29there was blood, we hear there was blood all over here.
01:31And we see it by them staging the whole thing.
01:34It's, it's really affecting us because we also grew up without grandparents.
01:38I, I'm one of them who grew up without a grandmother.
01:41On March 21, 1960, police shot at protesters outside the Sharpville Police Station, killing 69 people and wounding at least
01:50180, according to official records.
