On June 16, 1976, thousands of students in Soweto, South Africa took to the ... On the 40th anniversary of the monumental uprising, look back at scenes from the deadly movement.

The 1976 uprising started as a student protest in Soweto against being forced to study ... reported the African News Agency, a South African media outlet. “The only person who can liberate ...

The catalyst for the Soweto uprising was a 1974 directive from the South African Minister of Bantu Education and Development Michiel Coenraad Botha that “for the sake of uniformity English and ...

Thousands have attended a rally to mark the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa, with the focus this year on Nelson Mandela's health. Thousands of people have attended a rally to ...

The 30th anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa is on 16 June: the day school pupils took to the streets of a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to protest against the standards of ...

Seth Mazibuko, a leader of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising, poses for a photograph at the Hector Pieterson Memorial site, 14 June 2022, in Orlando West, Soweto. He was arrested in July 1976 at ...

As this time approaches of June 16, I often realise that we just overcame the apartheid system not long ago. I often get that ...

The Soweto uprising and the riots that spread to other township are ... "I remember that day - it was like death to me," Isabel Boto, 70, told the BBC News website, recalling 1976. BBC Africa ...

The Soweto Uprising can be historically traced as the tipping point ... With News24, you're not just reading the news; you are part of a community that values knowledge and insight. Immerse yourself ...

JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are commemorating the 40th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the anti-apartheid struggle, a 1976 black student uprising in the Soweto area of Johannesburg that led ...