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South African History

South African History

South African history is shaped by the fight against apartheid. On 16 June 1976, students protested against unfair education and the use of Afrikaans in schools. Many were killed, including Hector Pieterson.

This day is now commemorated as Youth Day, and June is Youth Month, honouring the courage of the 1976 youth and their role in the struggle for freedom.

Read these books to see how South African history was shaped:

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    The Soweto Uprisings: Counter-Memories Of June 1976 (Paperback)

    Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu
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    When the Soweto uprisings of June 1976 took place, Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu, the author of this book, was a 14-year-old pupil at Phefeni Junior Second...

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  • Long Walk To Freedom (Paperback)

    Nelson Mandela
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    These memoirs from one of the great leaders of our time are 'essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and cha...

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  • Hector: A Boy, a Protest and the Photograph that Changed Apartheid (Paperback)

    Adrienne Wright
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    Hector: an ordinary boy Antoinette: his older sister Sam: a photojournalist Three perspectives on June 16, 1976— the day a peaceful student protes...

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  • Born A Crime: And Other Stories (Paperback)

    Trevor Noah
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    The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of ...

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  • Things Fall Apart (Paperback)

    Chinua Achebe
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    One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' A worldwide bestseller and the first part of Achebe's African Trilogy, Things Fall Apart is ...

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  • Country Of My Skull (Trade Paperback)

    Antjie Krog
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    ‘This is Antjie Samuel reporting from Ladybrand …’  For more than two years, Antjie Krog worked in acute engagement with the many voices that arose...

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    Born a Crime: Not for Grown-Ups! (Young Readers Edition) (Paperback)

    Trevor Noah
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    Adapted for younger readers from Born a Crime: And Other Stories- the #1 South African and New York Times bestseller ‘If my mother had one goal,...

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  • A History Of South Africa: 4th Edition (Paperback)

    Leonard Thompson
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    A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Leonard Thompson, a leading scholar...

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    Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred (Updated Edition) (Paperback)

    Mark Gevisser
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    The prosperous Mbeki clan lost everything to apartheid. Yet Thabo Mbeki rose to become president of South Africa in 1999. A decade later, Mbeki was...

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  • Long Walk To Freedom: Abridged For Younger Readers (Paperback)

    Nelson Mandela
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    The book that inspired the major new motion picture "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders...

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  • Long Walk To Freedom Vol 2: 1962-1994 (Paperback)

    Nelson Mandela
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    The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experie...

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    Long Walk To Freedom Vol 1: 1918-1962

    Nelson Mandela
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    The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experie...

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  • Long Walk to Freedom (Xitsonga version) (Paperback)

    Chris van Wyk
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  • Long Walk To Freedom (Paperback)

    Nelson Mandela
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    The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experi...

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  • Long Walk To Freedom (Hardcover)

    Nelson Mandela
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    2018 is the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth 'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book . . . humane, dignified and magnificently ...

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    Long Walk To Freedom (Siswati) (Paperback)

    Chris van Wyk
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  • Long Walk To Freedom (Paperback)

    Chris Van Wyk, Nelson Mandela
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    Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for childr...

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  • Coloured: How Classification Became Culture (Trade Paperback)

    Tessa Dooms, Lynsey Ebony Chutel
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    Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities a...

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  • The Joy Dancer (Paperback)

    Gregory Maqoma
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    Gregory isn’t keen on soccer, but he loves to dance and jive and feel the energy and rhythm in the music that is all around him. Dancing brings him...

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  • Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela (Paperback)

    Chris Van Wyk
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    Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela is one of the last stories Chris van Wyk wrote before he died and it originally appeared in Sunday Times Storytime: 10 Sou...

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  • Together Apart: The Story Of Living In Apartheid (Paperback)

    Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula
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    Discover the gripping tale of Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid, that explores South Africa’s struggle against one of history’s most...

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  • I Write What I Like (Paperback)

    Steve Biko
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    I Write What I Like features the writing of the famous activist and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko. Before his untimely death in detention ...

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  • Born a Crime (Mp3 CD)

    Trevor Noah
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    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of aparth...

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  • Born a Crime and Other Stories (New Edition) (Paperback)

    Trevor Noah
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    ‘A terrific book … His comedy is so universal that it has the power to transcend borders.’ – BILL GATES ‘… this is a moving, intimate story of grow...

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