Richard Goldstone

Date: 1 September, 1990

The report of the inquiry led by Justice Richard Goldstone into the shooting by the police of anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, 1990, was made public. Police opened fire on anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng, near Johannesburg, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 380. The protest was organised against high rents and racially segregated local facilities. The report criticised the actions of the police, saying that they had used force, which was "quite immoderate and disproportionate to any lawful object sought to be attained".

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Pretoria News, 01 September 2003. Today in History. South African History Online