1976 soweto uprising
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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SA’s apartheid racial classification laws scrapped 30 years ago
An Afrikaans word meaning the state of "apartness", apartheid became official government policy in 1948 when the conservative National Party took power.
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'Your country needs you': President Cyril Ramaphosa's June 16 speech in full
"Rise up," says President Cyril Ramaphosa to young people on the June 16 commemoration on Wednesday.
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OPINION: 45 years after the June 16 uprisings, Dr TT Cholo continues to inspire
The youth has and continues to occupy a special place in the heart of one of the greatest uMkhonto we Sizwe cadres and political commissars, who is turning 95.
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BEHIND THE POLITICS: Creecy on student activism, juggling career and family life
Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy said that women needed more support, particularly those juggling so-called double shifts of building careers while also taking care of their families.
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Barbara Creecy - 1976, being brought up by a single mother & being a career mom
EWN sat down with a fighter, a survivor, a dragon lady and an academic. For leaders in government, many only see the politics. We spoke to four women ministers at four locations they chose to tell their stories. In the fourth and last episode, we chat to Barbara Creecy, the Minister of Environmental Affairs.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: To be young, willing but black
Busani Ngcaweni writes passionately about the challenges faced by young black South Africans, 25 years after the demise of Apartheid.
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Malema: 'Rape must be defeated in South Africa'
He says rapists have declared war against women and called for the scourge to be eradicated from society.
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This time we wanna hear from you: Makhura challenges young people to speak up
Makhura has assured young people that his administration will do whatever it can to support their dreams.
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Ramaphosa: ‘We’re on a mission to support young people’
The president says the nation has a responsibility to ensure the flame keeps burning through the youth.
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Makhura urges youth to voice their concerns
Makhura was speaking in Orlando at the Hector Pieterson during the commemorations of the 1976 youth uprising in Soweto.
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Ramaphosa expected to deliver Youth Day speech in Polokwane
Ramaphosa says because this year's commemoration coincides with 25 years of freedom it takes place under the theme “25 years of democracy: a celebration of youth activism”.
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NYDA calls for economic inclusion as youth mark 1976 students massacre
The comments come as South African marks 43 years since young people protested in Soweto against Afrikaans being used as a primary medium of instruction in schools.
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Political parties in Gauteng to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto
The 43rd anniversary of the 1976 massacre will be commemorated in Gauteng by the two main political parties.
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Sam Nzima’s family remembers him as SA celebrates Youth Day
Thulani Nzima says the legendary photojournalist would have also spoken against the recent destruction of schools in his home province of Mpumalanga.
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IFP: In honouring Nzima, true SA story should be told for generations to come
Legendary photojournalist Sam NzimaNzima is remembered for taking the iconic photo of Hector Pieterson that drew the world's attention to the atrocities of apartheid during the 1976 uprising.
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Nzima lauded for his role in fighting apartheid
Legendary photojournalist Sam Nzima died on Saturday night at the Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit.
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Tributes pour in for Sam Nzima
Economic Freedom Fighters' General Secretary Godrich Gardee has paid tribute to Nzima on Twitter saying he must rest in powerful peace.
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Legendary photographer Sam Nzima dies
Nzima is known for capturing the iconic picture of Hector Peterson on 16 June 1976 during the youth uprising in Soweto.
