JOHANNESBURG – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says Human Rights Day was an important day for honouring the people of Sharpeville for fighting against the apartheid system.
Sixty-nine protestors were killed by apartheid police in 1960 for peacefully demonstrating against discriminatory pass laws. NUMSA said it’s important to remember that the residents gave up their lives to fight against an unjust, oppressive racist system. Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola: "The sacrifices made by the people of Sharpeville cannot be in vain. If we truly want to honour them, then deliberate choices must be made to transform the economy for the benefit of the masses.”
NUMSA said the crippling levels of poverty and inequality in this new democracy was a cause for concern."That would entail nationalising the land and the minerals for the benefit of all of us, not just for an unelected wealthy few. We need leaders who are courageous, like the people of Sharpeville, in order to drive genuine transformation, for the benefit of the majority of people," Hlubi-Majola said.
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