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Youth Day legacy: 76 Hours in Soweto

Events mark 50 years since the 1976 student uprising

President Cyril Ramaphosa lays a wreath at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto on Tuesday. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee
To mark 50 years since the watershed student-led protests in Soweto, the Jozi My Jozi initiative invited the public to spend 76 hours in Soweto under the theme ‘Honouring the Past, Building the Future’.
The first two days of the commemoration featured the Biyo Film Festival, the Locrate Market, and ended with a commemorative walking tour tracing the route of the student march led by 1976 struggle veteran Seth Mazibuko.
Organisers say that using multiple venues across Soweto over the four days, encourages visitors to explore different neighbourhoods and spread economic benefits rather than concentrating activities in one location.
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