In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Atul Singh interviews Martin Plaut about South Africa’s complex past. The British ultimately triumphed at a great cost but allowed the Boers to impose racial discrimination that eventually led to the apartheid regime. The 1960 Sharpeville massacre in which police fired at unarmed protestors after a stray shot from the crowd fired up resistance to the apartheid regime. Many ANC leaders opted for armed resistance, which was utterly ineffectual but led to a crackdown by the apartheid regime. The history of a prolonged independence struggle against colonialism makes South Africa resilient and gives us reason for optimism regarding the future.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 08, 2024 18:12 UTC