Soweto school children protest against Afrikaans in 1976 The political student activity that has been very much a part of the South African landscape for the past year is in some ways reminiscent of protest action seen some forty-plus years ago when members of the National Union of South African Students broke away to form … Read more
Not many people would be aware of the name, Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, despite the fact that he’s regarded by many as the ‘father’ of the 1976 Soweto Uprising. In fact, Tiro is one of countless forgotten heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle – a revolution takes an army, and overcoming the apartheid regime took the will … Read more
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are currently in the process of challenging the constitutionality of the Riotous Assemblies Act, No 17 of 1956Â and the Trespass Act, No. 6 of 1959, both pieces of legislation that were passed under the previous political regime, and as such deemed by many to be ‘apartheid laws’. The EFF may … Read more
Inhlangano Yabafundi: South African Students Organisation Umbhikisho wabafundi obunedumela kulonyaka odlule uthi awufane nombhikisho owenzeka eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amane edlule lapho amalungu enhlangano yabafundi i-National Union of South African Students ahlubuka aqala inhlangano eyaziwa nge South African Students Organisation (SASO). Nakuba umshikashika we-Fees Must Fall ubonwa sengathi wawufuna ushintsho lwenzeke ngokushesha, kanjalo nemibono yamalunga e-SASO … Read more
This Sunday we commemorate the anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, which culminated on the 16th June 1976 when hundreds of youth were killed at the hands of the state. It’s widely accepted that the student protests were a response to the government’s intention to introduce Afrikaans as the compulsory medium of instruction in schools. But … Read more
Sekuphele iminyaka engamashumi amane nambili intsha yaseNingizimu Afrika yaqopha umlando ngendlela eyalwisana ngayo nombuso wobandlululo ngonyaka ka-1976. Kuningi esekulotshiwe ngosuku lukaJune 16 wonyaka ka1976. Kulesiqeshana sikhombisa indlela intsha ezalwe emva kokunyantulwa kweNingizimu Afrika emagomagomeni ombuso wobandlululo egubha ngayo lolu suku nomlando wezwe. Ngaphansi sikhombisa abafundi abayingxenye yalentsha ebizwa ngama-bornfree, baseSidelile High School eMagebheni, eNingizimu yeTheku. … Read more