By Sisi Nkabide and Qhawe Shoba
Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, the events of 16 June 1976 remain one of the most significant moments in South African history. What began as a student protest against the apartheid government’s decision to impose Afrikaans as a medium of instruction quickly evolved into a nationwide movement that reshaped the struggle for freedom and drew international attention to apartheid.
While the uprising unfolded in…
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