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Umhlanga, Durban

Place
… Airport and situated on the Northern Beaches, just 16 km from the Centre of Durban. The Umhlanga Rocks coastline … from 24 - 33 degrees Celsius, and Winter which ranges from June – August is between 12 and 22 degrees Celsius. … from 24 - 33 degrees Celsius, and Winter which ranges from June – August is between 12 and 22 degrees Celsius. …

The first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.

This day in history
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated September 30, 2019 This Day in History: June16, 2002 The Hector Pieterson Museum, the first museum in Soweto, was opened on 16June 2002. The Museum is situated on …

Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo

Biography
… Personal Information Theophilus Khumalo Born: 26 June 1967 Theophilus Doctorson  Khumalo also known as “16 Valve” was born in Soweto, Johannesburg on 26 June 1967. His father Eliakim …

Tiyani Lybon Mabasa

Biography
… Africa Tiyani Lybon Mabasa was born in Johannesburg on 17 June 1952. The second of eight children, his single mother brought up Mabasa in Soweto.During his high school years in Soweto, Mabasa became … one of the teachers arrested during the Soweto Student Uprising. He was detained at John Vorster Square, in …

North West

Place
… bracing. Summers are hot with temperatures ranging from 16 – 38 degrees C. The vast expanses of this African savannah … Peglerae (plants that flower as a crimson colour between June and August), this is a great half-day adventure full of … Peglerae (plants that flower as a crimson colour between June and August), this is a great half-day adventure full of …

Michael Sedgwick

Biography
… in Hanover Park. Plays and skits were performed at various youth and church groups to raise awareness of the daily … Engel. He was detained in the 1976 crackdown on the uprising following the events in Soweto, and was held for a number of months in terms of the …

South African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012

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… as the Sharpeville Massacre . Sharpeville Massacre 1980 17 June, 25 pupils are killed by the South African police during … are killed by the South African police in White City, Soweto as a clash between police and residents on rent … township  are killed allegedly by vigilantes. 28 October, 16 residents of Naledi Township in Soweto are killed, …

Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989

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… theft accusations.   3 July Muggels, Mzwandile (20) Karoo Youth Congress Steytlerville Died from gunshot wounds during … (attributed to head injuries) during routine cell visit.   16 August Mokoena, Sonnyboy (24)   Pilgrim's Rest Allegedly … attempting to escape 1987 16 February Unknown youth (17) Soweto   Allegedly jumped from Casspir in an attempt to …

The National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness

This day in history
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated August 22, 2019 This Day in History: June 27, 1976 On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the SowetoUprising on 16June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the …

Curtis Nkondo

Biography
… and later moved to Lamula High School in Meadowlands, Soweto where he became the principal. Nkondo taught English … and had heated arguments with the inspectorate. As June 1976 approached, school children organised marches and … Nkondo was arrested again in Johannesburg alongside 16 other leaders of the UDF and charged with treason. …

Walter Ulyate Sisulu

Biography
… approached and agreed to sabotage the railway line between Soweto and New Canada station. However, the person who had … first move was to call for a national work stoppage on 26 June 1950 to protests against the new repressive apartheid … a national conference to be held inside South Africa on 16 December 1990. Sisulu formed part of the ANC delegation …

Ngoako David Thebehali

Biography
… David Thebehali Born: 1938 David Thebehali was born on 3 June 1938 in Orlando East,  Soweto . His parents were among the earliest residents of … (PP) under  Helen Suzman . He served as President of the Youth Wing of the PP. He worked closely with Percy Qoboza, …

Cape Schools Join the Revolt

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… in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one of the Coloured schools was later to … police patrols that were set up in the townships following June16. After the first shootings in Cape Town, a teacher at one …

Mvezo, Eastern Cape

Place
… following program: South African Broadcasting Corporation-16 Jul 2017 Children from Mvezo village braved the cold … Learning more about Madiba — the character ... BizNews-16 Jul 2017 Nelson Mandela: The President of South Africa and … Madiba in the midst of a crisis Opinion-Independent Online-16 Jul 2017- TAKEN FROM THIS WEBSITE- …

States of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s

Article
… banned 18 BCM-aligned organisation in 1977. The revolt of June16, 1976 saw students marching through the streets of Soweto in protest against the directive from the education …

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Biography
… months of living in Johannesburg that Winnie first went to Soweto .   She completed her degree in social work in 1955, … Trial defendents, Winnie and Nelson got married on 14 June 1958, in Bizana.  The celebration caught the national … In the weeks that followed the violence of June16, Winnie and Dr Motlana had their hands full attending to …

Unrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners

This day in history
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated September 30, 2019 This Day in History: June 8, 1976 Security police arrived at Naledi High School … and burned their car. The first sign of Black unrest in Soweto schools was noticed by government authorities on 4 …

Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid

This day in history
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated June 5, 2020 This Day in History: June 6, … exactly a decade later on 16June 1976, when students in Soweto protested against Afrikaans as a compulsory medium of …

Naledi High School is founded

This day in history
… Published June 7, 2013 Updated September 30, 2019 This Day in History: … and burned their car. The first sign of Black unrest in Soweto schools was noticed by government authorities on 4 … of instruction in 50% of subjects in secondary schools. On 16June 1976 unrest broke out at Naledi High School, Tsietsi …

African National Congress Timeline 1980-1989

Article
… Island.  18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 1 June, The SASOL I fuel plant complex at Sasolburg, located … 21 May. 25-27 May, There are several sabotage attacks - in Soweto, on the Natal coast, East London and in Durban - for which the ANC claims responsibility. 16June, On the anniversary of the Sowetouprising, police …

Andrew Mokete Mlangeni

Biography
… Gauteng, South Africa Andrew Mokete Mlangeni was born on 6 June 1925 on a farm in the Bethlehem, Orange Free State (now … as one of a twin (he has a sister). He grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was the … wage. In 1951 he joined the  African National Congress Youth League  (ANCYL) and later in 1954 he joined the African …

Nigeria

Place
… the government finally held a presidential election on June 12, 1993. Most observers deemed the 1993 election as … M.K.O. Abiola had won by a convincing victory. But on June 23, Babangida, using several pending lawsuits as … The emergence of a democratic Nigeria in May 1999 ended 16 years of consecutive military rule. Olusegun Obasanjo …

Voortrekker Monument

Place
… Build a Monument in Honour of God, was first discussed on 16 December 1888, when President Paul Kruger of the South … Jansen, on what later became known as Monument Hill. On 16 December 1938 the cornerstone was laid by three … of Piet Retief). The Monument was inaugurated on 16 December 1949 by the then-prime minister D. F. Malan. The …

Soweto students march against government’s language policy

This day in history
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated June16, 2021 This Day in History: June16, … blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Sowetouprising began when more than 20 000 learners marched …

Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986

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… On June16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in … occasion of the tenth anniversary of that uprising, the youth and students, the children, parents, teachers and other …

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959

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… government responded with unrestrained brutality. Across Soweto 18 Black people were killed and Mandela stayed in a … The ANC and SACP called for a national day of action on June 26th.12 May, The Immorality Amendment Act No 21 of 1950 … thereby fulfilling a promise he had made earlier. 16 March, The Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 is passed. In …

Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Place
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated March 12, 2025 This small Town in … almost a Century ago, with the Bhambatha Rebellion . This uprising against white authority by a local Zulu chief forced … almost a Century ago, with the Bhambatha Rebellion . This uprising against white authority by a local Zulu chief forced …

Connie Mofokeng

Biography
… 17/02/2011 Updated 19/11/2020 Mofokeng was a member of the Soweto Student Representative Council (SSRC) at the time of the  Sowetouprising . After the uprising she was one of the hundreds …

40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016

Archive
… The SowetoUprising of June16, 1976 did not just drop from the … June16. But the programme on the education of African youth was linked to recruiting some youths for military …

Botswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene

This day in history
… 2019 Botswana accused South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene, from Gaborone and … Mbeki and Billy Masetlha, led the Sowetoyouthuprising on 16June 1976. Many of those who led the protest were later …

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