JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising when over 200 young people protesting against the apartheid education system were shot and killed by the police ...

THE 1976 Soweto uprising was the beginning of the end of white minority rule in South Africa. Fourteen years later, talks began between the apartheid government and the liberation movements, and ...

AS THE sun rises over Soweto this June, the air carries a weight that feels both historic and heavy. We stand on the precipice of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising - a golden jubilee of ...

Hundreds of South Africans, including for the first time white apartheid era conscripts, on Saturday united to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Soweto uprising. “They tried to march, they were ...

FORTY years ago Soweto made world headlines as police gunned down students protesting a government directive, an event that would eventually lead to the downfall of apartheid. It was there that ...

Youth visit the June 16 Memorial Acre, in Soweto, South Africa, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Tuesday marks the 50th ...