The 1976 students’ uprising was the first national protest movement by Black school students in the country’s history.
“Young, Gifted and Black”: the 1976 generation of activists
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Sibongile Mkhabela
1976…2026: The continuing struggle for education
Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Uprising against Bantu Education and Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, the struggle for a dignified education in South Africa continues amid severe crises like overcrowding, teacher cuts, and the collapse of NSFAS, requiring a renewed political consciousness to achieve true liberation.