The campaign was launched on 21 March 1960 and the results are history: the popular response was patchy but in the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where a peaceful crowd of thousands gathered, police opened fire and killed 68 people.
Pfhumba leri risimekiwe hiti 21 March 1960 naswona mbuyelo i matimu: nhlamulo yandhuma yivonakile e lokixini ra Sharpeville, kusuhi na Vereeniging, laha ntshungu worhula wunga hlengeletana, maphorisa yava baleserile laha kunga lova 68 wa vanhu.