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Soweto: the uprising that changed South Africa

Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jun 10, 20260:25:20Society & Culture

In June 1976, thousands of students took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa, to protest a government decision to make Afrikaans a compulsory language of instruction in Black schools. When police opened fire on the de...

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Soweto: the uprising that changed South Africa is an episode from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In June 1976, thousands of students took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa, to protest...

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Published Jun 10, 2026, 0:25:20 long, audio available.