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SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… As a catalyst of the conflagration that was the Soweto uprising and in also creating the conditions for the … of political resistance and organisation post…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… was the fifth concession to Black demands since the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The government had also reversed the …
EventPastor Sekano Ntoane is born
… of the DRCA Synod. Sekano Ntoane High School in Soweto is named after him. …
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Joe Gqabi, Harare, 9 August 1981
… him up to 1975 when he completed his sentence. Back in Soweto he was again involved in underground organisation and … There was never a fault in his…
EventJoint call for June 16 Stay away
… of the Youth of 1976, who were killed in the streets of Soweto while protesting against the Bantu Education system. …
EventLucas Seage is born
… In that same year he also attended Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and studied under the veteran artist Sydney Kumalo. He …
EventPupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools
… the ultimate breaking point on 16 June 1976, when the Soweto uprising took place that caused uproar in South Africa …
EventCommunity leader James Sofasonke Mpanza is born
… released. In his heydays he was regarded as the father of Soweto. …
PlaceGallery 101
… Pretoria . Haenggi would in 1987 open the Pelmama Academy Soweto, a tertiary college for visual and performing arts in Mofolo, Soweto, with an Eastside…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… Mokhehle, then leader of the BCP, was based in Diepkloof, Soweto and was believed to have been directing LLA operatives … Leabua fell from power in 1985. At…
EventThe Association of Chambers of Commerce issued a “no work, no pay, no penalty” statement
… one day work stay-away on June 16, in commemoration of the Soweto riots. Assocom and the Federated Chamber of Industries …
EventBoxing legend, Dingaan Thobela thwarts a hijacking at his home in Johannesburg
… September 2006, Boxing legend Dingaan Thobela 'The Rose of Soweto' arrived home only to be greeted by hijackers as he …
EventLanguage crisis in schools resolved
… The announcement followed about three weeks after the Soweto riots. Sources: Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five …
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
… Chairperson from 1991 to 2000. Ndlovu was very active in Soweto during the 1990s. He was a strong proponent of …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education
… and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil …
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… wing, the Seoposengwe Youth Association (Soya). When the Soweto Uprising took place in 1976, a wave of student … School in Rustenburg, reports that many…
EventFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa served with restriction order
… A year after the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising, the former Secretary of the South …
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… the Cape were influenced by the 16 June 1976 uprising of Soweto school children to take action against Apartheid and …
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, rose in protest against the …
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is a … the AIDs epidemic. The village is located in the heart of Soweto and underwent a…
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
… movements such as the anti-apartheid movement and the Soweto Uprising organised by the ANC in 1976 when he was in …
Arise! Vukani!
… by working, unemployed and student youth residing in Soweto, Lenasia, Eldorado Park, Riverlea, Bosmount and …
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… The 99-year leasehold rights were first extended to Soweto's townships in 1979, an experiment that the government …
EventANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
… Sisulu and Duma Nokwe went from house to house in Orlando, Soweto near Johannesburg rallying support amongst community …
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… Cosmetic changes by the South African government After the Soweto Uprising of 1976, the South African government led by … place on a social, economic and…
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… Leonard Tshela Mohapi Matsoso was born in Pimville, Soweto. Between 1962 and 1970, while still at school, Matsoso …
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… Act. The majority of the inhabitants moved to Lenasia and Soweto between 1956 and 1977, and the area was declared …
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… attempting to escape 1987 16 February Unknown youth (17) Soweto Allegedly jumped from Casspir in an attempt to …
PlaceSophiatown
… were moved to Meadowlands, which formed a part of Soweto, where the NP established a housing area based on the … thousands of people from Sophiatown to…
EventCourt go-ahead for United Democratic Front meetings
… any political meetings in commemoration of the June 16 Soweto uprising.The UDF were informed that the police would …