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Dorothy MolefiVivian Pieterson

Nzima, who took six sequence shots of 12-year-old Pieterson in those brief moments, moved to the Northern Province a year after the incident. He left Johannesburg when it became clear that his safety in the city was under threat.

Antoinette SitholeLulu PietersonSina Molefi

Sam NzimaSam Nzima, the photographer who captured the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto Uprising passed away on May 12, 2018. The photograph was one of six frames showing Mbuyisa Makhubu carrying 12-year-old Hector Pieterson who was shot by police, and Hector’s sister, Antoinette Pieterson (now Sithole) running alongside.

Mr Mashinini joined the branch of the South African Students Movement as a member, a student body established to assist students with the transition from Matric to university. He was elected president of the Soweto Student Representative Council (SSRC) at the time of the uprisings.

June 16 1976This resulted in a widespread revolt that turned into an uprising against the government. While the uprising began in Soweto, it spread across the country and carried on until the following year. The aftermath of the events of June 16 1976 had dire consequences for the Apartheid government.

A student from Morris Isaacson High School, Teboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini, proposed a meeting on 13 June 1976 to discuss what should be done. Students formed an Action Committee, later known as the Soweto Students’ Representative Council, which organised a mass rally for 16 June to make themselves heard.

Apartheid (“apartness” in the language of Afrikaans) was a system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa. After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation.

Democratic government. South Africa held its first democratic election in April 1994 under an interim Constitution. The ANC emerged with a 62% majority.