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Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Introduction The 16 June 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide … against the government. While the uprising began in Soweto, it spread…
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… June 16 1976 student uprisings have been commemorated. The Soweto student uprisings have also inspired the production of … Mbongeni Ngema depicted students…
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open letters … SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… the resistance in the townships. Within four months of the Soweto revolt 160 African communities all over the country … It was estimated that at least 250…
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… activists, government employees, and others were in Soweto itself and elsewhere across the country. They made … government leaders, eye-witnesses, other key…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… reflects on the massacre of school children during the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The response of the organisations in exile … 1976, students from the Orlando…
ArticleNew light on ‘76 uprising
… Peterson was not the first person to be killed in the 1976 Soweto uprising, a new book sensationally claims. Hastings Ndlovu, … in The Rocky Rioter Teargas…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and … on the rebels, resulting in many deaths. By 1956 the uprising had effectively been…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one of the Coloured schools was later to … write: 'We haven't done much by way…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… and sometimes even discouraged UDF involvement. June 1976, Soweto Youth Riots. Picture: Bailey's African History … rather it had taken a more confrontational…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes. 6 … Gugulethu and Nyanga hold marches in solidarity…
ArticleJune 16 Youth Uprising casualties
… Beaten to death by group of migrant workers Barron, James Soweto 26.12.76 Shot through the head Bezuidenhout, Isaac … 14 9.9.76 Shot in chest from front…
EventViolence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… On the Eve of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976 By this day in 1976, the plan was … pupils would only hear of the march the next morning. The…
ArchiveThe Soweto Uprising and the Development of Liberatory Ideas
… Vice-President, Unity Movement of South Africa, on the Soweto Uprising and the history of the liberation struggle. … The Soweto Uprising and the Development…
Mandela’s call after the Soweto uprising
… Mandela’s call after the Soweto uprising …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976
… by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 …
ArticleTana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising …
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… of the Afrikaans language as the medium of instruction in Soweto's schools. More were on their way. The local police … sparked off days of riots and hundreds…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… Before the June 16 student uprising, the Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) … the police fired on and came to be known as the famous Soweto…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Olehile Bada Pharasi
… was experiencing its own “Arab Spring”. And, just as the uprising was gaining sympathy from parents and university … repeated and protracted disruptions as…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… and to control the influx of black people. The Creation of Soweto: Orlando Under Prime Minister Jan Smuts, the South … faced by Sowetans, especially the…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The … wake up one day and begin resisting Bantu Education. The uprising was carefully…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Sindile Moya
… by the authorities, remember this was the second major uprising since 1960. In 1960 African people lost the fear of … amongst the masses. It must also be…
EventThe Soweto Uprising leaves 174 blacks and two whites dead following 10 days of rioting
… The student-led protests in Soweto in 1976 known as the Soweto Uprising claimed many lives and left many injured. The … Boddy-Evans A. 16 June 1976 Student…
’Fiftieth anniversary of the Epic Rural Uprising
… ’Fiftieth anniversary of the Epic Rural Uprising …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
… On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in … scale. On the occasion of the tenth…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
… activist at the University of Pretoria and is a member of UPrising. … SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Thenjiwe Mswane
… Mbeki - Police fired at crowd in Sekotlane High school, Soweto. 17.6.76 Mantombi Mnculwane Lili Mithi Lindiwe … SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto…
”Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
… ”Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract) …
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… The Hector Pieterson Museum, the first museum in Soweto, was opened on 16 June 2002. The Museum is situated on … Hector Pieterson, one of the first…