on 24 may 1921, colonial security forces armed with machine guns and artillery opened fire on worshippers, killing more than 160 people and wounding nearly 130. the massacre laid bare the brutality not only of the police force of the union of south africa, but also the racist system that it was charged to uphold.

ka la 24 motsheanong 1921, masole a mmuso wa mehleng a neng a hlometse ka dithu nya a ile a hlasela badumedi a bolaya batho ba fetang 160 ka palo ha tswa dikotsi ba batlang ba ba 130. ketsahalo ena e sehloho e ile ya hlakisa bokgopo ba mapolesa a union of south africa , le kgethollo eo mmuso wa nakong eo o neng o kge thetswe ho e netefatsa.
