The Hector Pieterson Museum tells the stories of the students and their courage to stand up against oppression. It was heartbreaking, inspiring and chilling. Students, some not older than primary ...

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 ...

After a short driving tour, we visited the Hector Pieterson Museum, which was named in honor of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot during an uprising against apartheid.

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.

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." ...

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 ...

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 ...