Nzima, 75, is best known for his June 16, 1976 image of Hector Pieterson, a 13-year-old who was one of the first to die from police gunfire during the Soweto Uprising.

South Africans marked the 40th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the anti-apartheid struggle, a 1976 black student uprising, that led to a deadly crackdown. Denis Farrell / AP ...

Maria explains that is it important to visit the “tourist sites” like Nelson Mandela’s house; the bustling Vilakazi Street filled with stalls, shops and cafes; and the Hector Pieterson memorial that ...

Thirty-seven years ago today, Soweto erupted in a violent protest against apartheid-era education. The Soweto Uprising on June 16, 1976, was a turning point for the resistance movement against the ...

By travelling by bicycle or on foot, visitors can take their time and visit places that are not well known, but tell so much about the story of Soweto and apartheid. While in the city, I was taken ...

The Soweto of today is very different to that of the 1970s when the world watched protests on the streets and the brutal repression by police. In fact, some have even bemoaned the gentrification ...