About 2 000 students from Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu marched without notice or public declaration through the Cape Town CBD unhindered. On 2 September the ban on public gatherings throughout the country was re-imposed until 31 October. Just a day after the ban was re-imposed, coloured students marched to the CBD, however, the police were prepared and subsequently closed down the CBD. Tear gas was sprayed on students, affecting people working in the area and forcing them out into the chaotic streets.
eventREF E-0090573Revised
1 September 1976
Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD
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- 1 Sep 2026
Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD
How we know this
- 01South African History Online, ‘Cape Town’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 20 August 2013)
- 02O’Malley, P. ‘1976’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za
Last updated · 1 Sep 2026
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090573
South African History Online (2012) 'Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090573 (Accessed: 12 November 2026).
South African History Online, Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090573, (accessed 12 November 2026).
"Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090573. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090573.
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