“How did it end?” asks Buhle and Vusi in a
whisper.
Grandmother replies, “The Soweto protests
spread countrywide. More students and workers
joined in.
People around the world supported the
protests.”

“The Soweto uprising was important in the fight
against apartheid. We called that day ‘Soweto
Day’. It became a public holiday in 1995.”
In the 1990s, there were exciting art exhibitions
about the youth uprising,” Grandmother
remembers.

“Every year on National Youth Day, South
Africans honour the young people killed in the
1976 protests.”
“We commemorate the youth who helped to end
apartheid,” Grandmother says, proudly.

“On Youth Day there are events, gatherings and
concerts around the country.”
“We should not forget the history of our
country,” ends Grandmother.
She smiles and hugs Buhle and Vusi.