A short history of the riots against new education laws that turned into a mass collective rejection of apartheid South Africa by thousands of working class black youths. The Soweto riots of 1976 were ...

As the country marks the anniversary of what is known as the Soweto Uprising—which has now been designated a national holiday, Youth Day—here are five things you should know about an event ...

More than 500 young people were estimated killed in the Soweto Uprising and its bloody aftermath. Thousands of others disappeared into detention or fled the country to join the guerrilla fight ...

The 30th anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa is on 16 June: the day school pupils took to the streets of a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to protest against the standards of ...

The Soweto uprising and the riots that spread to other township are seen as a milestone in the growth of the movement against white minority rule, which was finally ended in 1994. In a sombre speech, ...

I think he felt bad that Hector died. His intention was to save him.” Soweto was in flames, and the riots lasted for days. “It was very tense. You didn’t know what to feel, what to say ...

On 16 June 1976, thousands of South African students took to the streets of Soweto to protest against white-minority rule. Hundreds were killed in the police response, which profoundly changed the ...

In June 1976, the choir members' home — Soweto — was the site of one of South Africa's worst race riots. Black students started a peaceful protest to oppose a government policy that forced ...

Thousands have attended a rally to mark the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa, with the focus this year on Nelson Mandela's health. Thousands of people have attended a rally to ...