Rioting erupts in Soweto

Date: 4 Aug 1976
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, again banned public meetings under the Riotous Assemblies Act, until the end of August. Click here to read our past This Week in History about the Riotous Assemblies Act.

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, July 31). Rioting erupts in Soweto. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012283

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South African History Online. "Rioting erupts in Soweto." South African History Online. July 31, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012283.