Sharpeville Echoes: The Story Of South Africa\'s Worst Apartheid Massacre In the same year South Africa hosts the soccer World Cup, the country marks the 50th anniversary of the worst massacre under Apartheid. The massacre changed the course of South African history, leading to a vicious crackdown on further anti-apartheid dissent. Fifty years on, the handful of remaining survivors still meet to help each other cope with their enduring trauma.