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The 1976 student uprising remembered

Wits University History Workshop and partners will gather from 28 – 30 May in Soweto to critically commemorate 1976 @ 50.
Newsweek

South Africa: What You Need to Know About the Soweto Uprising 40 Years Later

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Forty years ago, the streets of the Soweto township in South Africa's ...
Democracy Now

On His 95th Birthday, the Story of Nelson Mandela’s Struggle Told Outside His Old Soweto Home

As the world marks the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and a beloved symbol of the country’s struggle to end apartheid, longtime South African activist Trevor ...
NBC News

Thirty years after the Soweto uprising

All David Kutumela could think about when South African police gunned down his school mates 30 years ago was how to get his hands on an AK-47. “We grabbed a police dog and stoned it to death,” ...

Sam Montši opens up about apartheid, exile and building a family empire in 'Defying Barriers'

Discover the inspiring journey of Sam Montši in 'Defying Barriers', a memoir that illustrates how resilience and ambition can ...
Seattle Times

Black township Soweto a shadow of former self

SOWETO, South Africa — The gleaming shopping mall has everything you could ask for: brand-name outlets such as Timberland and Puma, a garishly colored food court and a courtyard with one of those ...
Christian Science Monitor

Forty years after the Soweto uprising: How far has South Africa come?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Democracy Now

Soweto Activist: While Mandela Helped Build “The New South Africa,” Struggle Continues for Many

Residents of Soweto began morning outside the former home of Nelson Mandela soon after his death was announced. We go to South Africa to speak with the Soweto-based activist Trevor Ngwane. He reflects ...
Los Angeles Times

Follow South Africa’s road to freedom at ‘sites of memory’ including Mandela’s Soweto home

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The last time I visited the little house on Vilakazi Street, Nelson Mandela was sitting in the backyard, shaded by rustling trees and surrounded by a handful of men and ...
Essence

This Photo Galvanized the World Against Apartheid. Here's the Story Behind It

For a child growing up in Soweto, South Africa, in 1976, apartheid was an abstract concept. White minority rule didn’t mean much in a community that was exclusively black. Parents and neighbors ...
Newsweek

Faces of Apartheid at the ICP

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. How do you capture something as large as South Africa's apartheid era? ...