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.

ngomhla wama24 kacanzibe 1921, imikhosi ye zokhuselo yobukoloniyali eyayiphethe imipu nezi xhobo zokudubula yathu lula iimbumbulu kubanquli, yabulala abantu abanga phezu kwama160 kwaye yenzakalisa phantse ama130.
