Reflecting on the 1976 Soweto uprising

JUNE 1976 - it was at this time that the momentum had already been building up; the Afrikaans language policy was the final straw, and thus began the countdown to the Soweto uprising, a historical moment that caused a shift in South Africa.

- MADITABA MMATLI

I applaud the students of 1976 for their bravery in standing up to the unfair and unjust past educational system.

As June 16 approaches, I realise that we just overcame the apartheid system not long ago.

I get that people want to make us forget, as if we're talking about something that happened many moons ago, how I wish I could also see it that way too, maybe my problem is that I like to create mental images or scenes in my mind and end up having a present feeling.