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ArchiveInterview with Tsietsi Mashinini
… Tsietsi Mashinini, on the aftermath and reporting of the Soweto riots, international relations and the role of the USA …
ArchiveEducation Charter Campaign Transvaal launch
… with venues and times. Conference at Ipelegeng Centre, Soweto on 13 October 1984 and rally at Atteridgeville on 14th …
Inkululeko - Freedom
… Party in April, 1977, entitled The Way Forward from Soweto. …
Roseberry Sonto interviewed by David Bailey, Cape Town, 2007
… in Malteno, in the Eastern Cape, in 1969, well before the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The main political influence on him …
ArchiveWomen speak
… 25th November to Sunday 27th November at Ipelegeng Centre, Soweto. …
ArchiveAzikhwelwa: Parents co-operate with us!
… Circular, issued by the Soweto Students' Representative Council, calling for a …
PlaceOrlando Stadium
… This was the site of the first stadium in Soweto , officially opened in 1959. For almost 50 years this … and remembrance in South Africa’s history! The 1976…
EventMmusi Maimane was born on this day
… of the Democratic Alliance (DA) was born in Dobsonville, Soweto. [i] Endnotes [i] 8 Things you didn’t know about Mmusi …
ArchiveDebate
… for African alternatives. Notice of meeting at Pimville, Soweto, on 27th July 1991. White poster with black lettering. …
ArchiveStatement of the South African Council of Churches
… and several foreign churches in reaction to the unrest in Soweto. Note that this document is not very legible. …
Invitation: BikoHausen - Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971
… Stockhausen and his wife Mary Bauermeister visited Soweto. They were accompanied by black consciousness activist … know what exactly transpired when Biko met…
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the Soweto Uprising on 16 June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the … had ushered in a new era of political consciousness. The…
ArchiveTestimony of Bishop Manas Buthelezi in the court proceedings: The State versus W.W.C. Twala and 10 others (SSRC Trial)
… and other protest activities in the aftermath of the Soweto riots in June 1976 …
ArchiveConstitutional Guidelines Seminar, 17 May 1989: Report
… Trade Unions Constitutional Guidelines Seminar held in Soweto, 17 May 1989. Objectives were to prepare participants …
ArchiveBiography of Tseko Simon Nkoli
… Biography of Tseko Simon Nkoli. Simon was born in Soweto on Boxing day in 1959 but grew up on a farm in …
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… more than six hundred South Africans were killed in the Soweto Township Uprising, the ANC was able to broadcast the …
EventJomo Sono, South African soccer player and director, is born
… Ephraim Matsilele “Jomo” Sono was born in Orlando East in Soweto. Sono was brought up by his grandparents after his …
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer. On his visit, Young met Soweto student leaders, Black and White community leaders and …
Tribute to DR Nthatho Motlana by ANC President Jacob Zuma, 6 December 2008, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… leader and a man who sacrificed a lot for the people of Soweto and our country in general. The African National … parents, through the Black Parents…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… residents from Sophiatown, near central Johannesburg, to Soweto, located on the outskirts of the city. This forced …
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
… 1980, Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi died in Orlando West, Soweto. Butshingi was born in the Transkei in 1906, and moved …
EventJohn “Shoes” Moshoeu was born on this day
… and International soccer player was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. One of the most successful players to have ever …
EventThe Roman Catholic Church decides, in principle, to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils
… Three months later, more than 20 000 learners from Soweto marched against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of …
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… of Angola by South African Troops 1976 Following the Soweto student rebellion, Tambo approaches the international … in Ireland February Gives an interview…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… the interests of Black school students in the wake of the Soweto uprisings . During its formation the South African … 1990 the organisation was reinstated at…
EventTsotsi wins Academy Award
… Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto - where survival is the primary objective - Tsotsi …
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
… stalwart Walter Sisulu and met Mandela in Sisulu's home in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, in 1944. They married … jail, but when the 1976 student riot…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… (SABC) as a graphic artist. He is a member of the Soweto Art Society (SAS) and produces mono- and polychromatic …
EventLimpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban
… 7 January, a grenade was thrown at a Railwaypoliceman in Soweto, followed by an explosion that damaged a Pretoria …
PlaceFunda Community College
… Funda Community College was founded in 1984 in Soweto, Gauteng with the support of private sector funding … student uprisings of 1976. The majority of young…