Soweto uprising
Youth Day: Understanding the history behind 16 June
We remember the youth of 1976 and what transpired on the day.
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Late struggle hero Dan Montsitsi praised for his leadership
Dan Montsitsi passed away on Thursday night after suffering complications from COVID-19.
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GEOFFREY MAKHUBO: Our youth mustn’t be content to dig COVID-19 graves
Imagine what we could achieve if young people, with their propensity to influence trends, were to decide that the new fashion to be followed is one that is consistent with saving lives, writes Geoffrey Makhubo.
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Zuma, Maine to address supporters at ANCYL event
The ANCYL will commemorate the Soweto uprising, while Zuma will launch an election countdown watch.
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Mbuyisa Makhubu investigation leads to policy change in Canada
Makhubu famously carried a dying Hector Pieterson during the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
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'Don't celebrate Youth Day by getting drunk in school uniform'
Cosas has warned it will strip naked anyone caught drinking alcohol while wearing school uniform today.
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‘Youth Day a chance to focus on issues facing young people’
Jacob Zuma has urged young people not to allow anything to stand in the way of their education.
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OPINION: Below the radar, SA is limiting the right to protest
Jane Duncan says to date public attention has focused mainly on the part police play in repressing protests.
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Nzimande recounts the horror of 16 June 1976
Blade Nzimande says it’s important for today’s youth to ask themselves how they can be like those in '76.
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#YouthDay: ‘Today’s struggles are different to those faced by the youth of ‘76’
Minister Jeff Radebe says young South Africans have the benefit of a govt that tries to respond positively.
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Dirco denies it's covering up information about Mbuyisa Makhubu
Makhubu is the man photographed carrying Hector Pieterson during the Soweto Uprising in 1976.
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#YouthDay: SA to commemorate pain, sacrifices made to attain freedom
Zuma’s acknowledged the ‘incredible courage and determination’ of the class of '76 to liberate themselves.
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EWN Special Report: Authorities ready to assist man thought to be Mbuyisa Makhubu
It’s been suspected a man named Victor Vinnetou in Canada, is missing June 16 icon Mbuyisa Makhubu.
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EWN Special Report: Canadian man thought to be Mbuyisa Makhubu spent 12 years in jail
In 2013, govt announced that Victor Vinnetou may be Mbuyisa Makhubu, but a DNA test was inconclusive.
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Chikane: Churches should speak out more against corruption
Reverend Frank Chikane was speaking at the commemoration of 40 years since the Soweto uprising.
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Soweto Attacks: Mother of murdered boy speaks out
Nombuyiselo Nhlane says she had sent her son to a local spaza shop to buy a soft drink.
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1976 Soweto Uprising remembered
Events will be staged across the country today to commemorate National Youth Day.
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SA commemorates Youth Day
SA will today commemorate the 38th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
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Education funds are being squandered - UDM leader
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said funds and resources meant for education are being misused by the ANC.
