At the end of the service, learners took a pledge to make use of the freedom of education and responsibility to build a better, safer South Africa. The Soweto uprising was a series of demonstrations ...

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma laid a wreath at Hector Pieterson Memorial Square in Orlando West, Soweto, on Friday. He was joined by African National Congress leaders in Gauteng. Gauteng ANC ...

FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, South African photographer Sam Nzima poses with his iconic photo showing 13-year-old Hector Pieterson being carried after being shot dead by apartheid police ...

On a windy winter afternoon, a large group of workers hurried to finish erecting a stage in front of the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in preparation for the annual Youth Day celebration. The ...

RISE Mzansi has vowed to continue fighting for the issues that affect South Africa’s youth, drawing a direct line between the struggles of 1976 and today’s challenges. Speaking at the Hector Pieterson ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Antoinette Sithole, the sister of the late Hector Pieterson, as he visits the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Peaceful ...

Hundreds of young people gathered at the Hector Pieterson memorial in Orlando West, Soweto, on Monday to honour the youth of 1976 who fought for freedom during the Soweto uprising. The event was ...

June 16 is a national holiday in South Africa, but not because of the World Cup play being held there. The day marks the death of 13-year-old Hector Pieterson, killed by police in 1976 during student ...

As the youth and incontinent of SA, what will we do to ensure we change the course of our country? Limpopo student Francinah Bulala poses for a photograph at the Hector Pieterson Memorial site, 14 ...

Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high school students in Soweto marched out of school, protesting an ...

Workers' History in the Post-Apartheid Memory / Heritage Complex: Public Art and the Workers' Museum in Johannesburg -- Remembering Sharpville Day and Fashioning Contested National Narratives: The ...

The coolest cruise destination? The Great LakesThe addition of American Cruise Lines and Victory to the lakes offer more options for what advisors say are in-demand... Last-minute bookings for the ...