Johannesburg - Soweto residents who had gathered at the Hector Pieterson Museum to get a glimpse of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe could not contain their excitement when his car passed by. As ...

SOWETO, South Africa On a windy winter afternoon, a large group of workers hurried to finish erecting a stage in front of the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in preparation for the annual ...

Children from Soweto stand at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto, South Africa, June 16, 2013. The image of Pieterson became emblematic of the violence in which hundreds of students were killed.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Antoinette Sithole, the sister of the late Hector Pieterson, as he visits the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

As I stood in Soweto’s Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum I had to wipe away a tear. I wept at the horrendous events that had taken place on this very spot back in 1976. But they were also tears of ...

But he is not a hero," read her words inscribed on a plaque at Soweto's Hector Pieterson Museum. "In my culture, picking up Hector was not an act of heroism. It was his job as a brother." ...

June 16 is a national holiday in South Africa, but not because of the World Cup play being held there. The day marks the death of 13-year-old Hector Pieterson, killed by police in 1976 during ...

Ms. Nontsikelelo Makhubu is seen next to the iconic photograph by Sam Nzima showing Hector Pieterson being carried away during the start of the Soweto Uprising in 1976, during celebrations to ...

The family of the late Hector Pieterson was part of the day alongside President of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba and many residents of Soweto. June 28, 2024 Ntwanano Mtileni 1 minute read ...

Thirty-seven-year-old Makhanda Mahlangu is among residents who make a living from selling various items to tourists on the famous Vilakazi Street and outside the Hector Pieterson museum.

Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high school students in Soweto marched out of school, protesting ...