Fish Hoek Valley Museum

As South Africa marks 50 years since the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, we remember the courage of thousands of students who stood against an unjust education system. The events of that day reverberated far beyond Soweto.

Fifty years later, June 16 stands not only as a day of remembrance, but as a testament to the power of youth to challenge injustice and inspire change.

10 songs that defined the 1976 Soweto uprising, 50 years on By Sisi Nkabide and Qhawe Shoba Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, the events of 16 June 1976 remain one of the most significant moments in South African history. What began as a student protest against the apartheid government’s decision to impose Afrikaans as a medium of instruction quickly ...

Heavy rains over a weekend in 1975 caused flooding across parts of the Cape Flats. In Eureka Estate, Elsies River, Mrs Frances Pretorius was photographed sitting in the waterlogged yard of her home, surrounded by floodwater.🦉