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50 years since the Soweto Uprising
Half a century ago, an event took place that shook the apartheid regime in South Africa to its foundations - the Soweto Uprising. It began with a demonstration by schoolchildren against being taught in Afrikaans. The gov...
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50 years since the Soweto Uprising is an episode from Witness by BBC. Half a century ago, an event took place that shook the apartheid regime in South Africa to its foundations - the Soweto Uprising. It began with a demonstration by schoolc...
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Published Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 long, audio available.
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