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The 1976 Soweto student uprisings served as a catalyst for the “People’s Education” movement of the mid-1980s, creating the solidarity needed across generations and sectors to challenge apartheid.
The current wave of anti-immigrant violence, led and supported by right-wing and ethno-nationalist groups, stands in sharp contrast to the emancipatory politics of the 1976 generation.
The state of school infrastructure in South Africa remains a profound indictment of the country’s democratic promises.
Upbeat magazine was an anti-apartheid publication that played a crucial role in liberation pedagogy in South Africa during the 1980s.
For this special feature to commemorate 50 years since June 16, Amandla! ran a social media campaign. We asked young people to contribute writing and photos on the theme: #TheChangeIWantToSee. Thanks to all those who participated. We publish here a selection of the contributions we received.
The 1976 students’ uprising was the first national protest movement by Black school students in the country’s history.
The 50th anniversary of June 16 demanded a response. Accordingly, this issue primarily focuses on a special feature dedicated to this occasion. It offers an analysis of the significance of June 16 and evaluates our progress over the past 50 years, alongside the areas where we may have regressed.
THE STUDENT UPRISING OF 1976 was a pivotal moment in the liberation movement against apartheid. For the first time high school students en masse across the country mobilised against Bantu Education and apartheid. The march by thousands of students and subsequent...
This June, remember the students of Soweto, but also remember their comrades at Turfloop, and their inheritors at North West University, Fort Hare, and other campuses that rarely make headlines.