Toun sowetan biography sampler
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The June 16 Soweto ungdom Uprising
Introduction
The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953. The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the formation of South African Students Organisation (SASO) raised the political consciousness of many students while others joined the wave of anti-Apartheid sentiment within the lärling community. When the language of Afrikaans alongside English was made compulsory as a medium of instruction in schools in 1974, black students began mobilizing themselves. On 16 June 1976 between 3000 and 10 000 students mobilized by the South African Students Movement's Action Committee supported bygd the BCM marched fredligt to demonstrate and protest against the government’s directive.
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Spoek Mathambo
Musical artist
Nthato Monde James Mokgata (born 14 May 1985), known by his stage name Spoek Mathambo, is a South African artist, producer, singer-songwriter and rapper. Mathambo rose to fame in the late 2000s with his fusion of a wide array of musical influences.[2] He is known for coining the term ‘Township Tech’,[3] to describe his sound.
Early life
[edit]Mathambo hails from the township Rockville in Soweto,[2] a township at the outskirts of Johannesburg. The trombonist Jonas Gwangwa is his uncle.[2][4] Born in 1985, Mathambo grew up during the state of emergency in the final years of Apartheid. In the mid 1990s his family moved to Sandown an affluent suburb in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, where Mathambo attended St John's College, Johannesburg.[2]
As a teenager Mathambo showed an interest in creative writing and music, both of which he kept practicing while first studying medicine at the U
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An Amazing Race in Soweto
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