The Sharpeville Monument was opened on 21 March 2002 to honour the victims and survivors of the Sharpeville Massacre.

Join Sedibeng in Commemorating Human Rights Month – March 2008

March is nationally recognized as Human Rights Month.
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Protestors fleeing the Sharpeville Police Station, 21 March 1960

Sharpeville Massacre

Monday, 21 March 1960, was the date chosen by the PAC for a national launch of the first phase of their Positive Action Campaign against the minority rule in South Africa. The first phase of the campaign was targeted at the pass laws, the most reviled of all the apartheid laws.
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Events Gallery

Human Rights Carnival
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Hostel Township ingomaMxino Music and Dance
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ICASA International Consumer Rights Day
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Cleaning of Graves of Sharpeville Massacre Victims
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Candle Light
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Human Rights Fair
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Former President Nelson Mandela signing the New Constitution in Sharpeville on 10 December 1996, with Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa and former Mayor Yunus Chamda

The Signing of South Africa’s New Constitution

When former President Nelson Mandela officially signed the New Constitution of South Africa on 10 December 1996, Sharpeville was chosen as the venue for this momentous occasion.
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