On June 16 we celebrated the International Day of the African Child — a day that was declared by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now called the African Union, in 1991 in commemoration of the Soweto uprising of June 1976. The youth challengeWith 60% of its 1.25 billion people […]
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Former foes ‘sing a new song’ of reconciliation
A project in which former foes are working together to repair and rebuild eight Soweto high schools that were involved in the June 16 uprising is more than symbolic – it is powerful action. So says Dan Montsitsi, who was one of the leaders of the 1976 student uprising, more […]