Amanda-Rose Laas 14443643
SAE3701
Assignment 2
Due date 16 May 2023
I (Amanda-Rose Laas): Student number:14443643
Declare that…
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s
policy in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used
someone else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other
source, I give the proper acknowledgement and include a complete
reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as
my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the
intention of submitting it as his or her own work.
Signature A Laas
Date:07 May 2023
, Question 1
The Soweto Uprising 1976
The Soweto uprising started when about 20 thousand learners from various Soweto
high schools decided to have a secret protest. The protest was to abstain from having to
learn Afrikaans in schools. In this essay, I will describe what happened on the day of the
protest, what we as youths can learn from this protest and lessons that come along with
this protest.
On June 16th, 1976, South African troops and police opened fire on a peaceful school.
The white government has presided over the largest massacre with black population
since South Africa came into existence. According to B.K. Hofer, hundreds of black
people have died, and thousands have been wounded. According to the prime minister,
B.J Vorster.... "There is no crisis". The killing started in Soweto, a large black township
outside of Johannesburg. On June 16, 1976, Soweto school children gathered in protest
of the introduction of compulsory teaching in Afrikaans. Which was the main dialect of
the ruling white minority. They came across dogs, tear gas and bullets. The schoolboy
who led the protest was 19-year-old, Tsietsie Mashinini . He saw people getting out of
their cars and gathering towards him and his fellow peers. The first white policeman
threw tear gas at them; however, they were not aware that it was tear gas since they
SAE3701
Assignment 2
Due date 16 May 2023
I (Amanda-Rose Laas): Student number:14443643
Declare that…
1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s
policy in this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used
someone else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other
source, I give the proper acknowledgement and include a complete
reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as
my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the
intention of submitting it as his or her own work.
Signature A Laas
Date:07 May 2023
, Question 1
The Soweto Uprising 1976
The Soweto uprising started when about 20 thousand learners from various Soweto
high schools decided to have a secret protest. The protest was to abstain from having to
learn Afrikaans in schools. In this essay, I will describe what happened on the day of the
protest, what we as youths can learn from this protest and lessons that come along with
this protest.
On June 16th, 1976, South African troops and police opened fire on a peaceful school.
The white government has presided over the largest massacre with black population
since South Africa came into existence. According to B.K. Hofer, hundreds of black
people have died, and thousands have been wounded. According to the prime minister,
B.J Vorster.... "There is no crisis". The killing started in Soweto, a large black township
outside of Johannesburg. On June 16, 1976, Soweto school children gathered in protest
of the introduction of compulsory teaching in Afrikaans. Which was the main dialect of
the ruling white minority. They came across dogs, tear gas and bullets. The schoolboy
who led the protest was 19-year-old, Tsietsie Mashinini . He saw people getting out of
their cars and gathering towards him and his fellow peers. The first white policeman
threw tear gas at them; however, they were not aware that it was tear gas since they
