FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023 marks 47 years since the Youth massacre in Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa in 1976. SOWETO, is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. JUNE 16, otherwise called the Soweto Uprising, was inspired and influenced by the Black Power movement. The Soweto uprising and…
Despite the overthrow of the apartheid government and the attainment of freedom, June 16 has been reduced to business as usual in Soweto, where many young people are still struggling to make ends meet.
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