On 1 May, police opened fire on protesters during a stay-at-home action organised by anti-apartheid and workers' groups, killing 18 and wounding about 30. The killings followed attempts to ban...
The ANC called a nationwide stay-at-home and day of mourning after the 1 May killings and in opposition to the Suppression of Communism Act. The South African Indian Congress and African People's...
The ANC invited the South African Indian Congress, African People's Organisation and Franchise Action Council to a Johannesburg meeting about coordinated resistance. The meeting planned a mass...