NEWS: Soweto@50: Steven Nhyira Odarteifio Condemns Xenophobic Attacks, Urges South Africa to Remember Africa’s Sacrifices

Steven Odarteifio writes: An address to the people of South Africa…as nation marks 50th anniversary of Soweto Uprising

My brothers and sisters of South Africa, Today, June 16, 2026, marks exactly fifty years since the Soweto Uprising. Fifty years ago, thousands of black South African schoolchildren walked into the streets of Soweto carrying no weapons. They carried only courage. They marched because they refused to accept a system that sought to diminish their humanity, limit their future, and deny them the right to determine their own destiny. Some never return…

NEWS: Soweto@50: Steven Nhyira Odarteifio Condemns Xenophobic Attacks, Urges South Africa to Remember Africa’s Sacrifices

Soweto@50: Steven Nhyira Odarteifio Condemns Xenophobic Attacks, Urges South Africa to Remember Africa’s Sacrifices As South Africa commemorated the 50th anniversary of the historic Soweto Uprising on Tuesday, civil rights activist and Pan-African advocate, Steven Nhyira Odarteifio, delivered a passionate address condemning the resurgence of xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against fellow Africans living in the country. Speaking on the signific…

An address to the people of South Africa

On the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, Ghanaian activist Steven Nhyira Odarteifio delivers a powerful Pan-African message against xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Soweto@50: Steven Nhyira Odarteifio Condemns Xenophobic Attacks, Urges South Africa to Remember Africa’s Sacrifices

Soweto@50: Steven Nhyira Odarteifio Condemns Xenophobic Attacks, Urges South Africa to Remember Africa’s Sacrifices As South Africa commemorated the 50th anniversary of the historic Soweto Uprising on Tuesday, civil rights activist and Pan-African advocate, Steven Nhyira Odarteifio, delivered a passionate address condemning the resurgence of xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against fellow Africans living in the country. Speaking on the signific…

Steven Odarteifio write an address to the people of South Africa as nation marks 50th anniversary of Soweto Uprising

My brothers and sisters of South Africa, Today, June 16, 2026, marks exactly fifty years since the Soweto Uprising. Fifty years ago, thousands of black South African schoolchildren walked into the streets of Soweto carrying no weapons. They carried only courage. They marched because they refused to accept a system that sought to diminish their humanity, limit their future, and deny them the right to determine their own destiny. Some never return…