Soweto 1976 Meets Fees Must Fall: Past and Present Struggles
From The Daily Discourse by SAfm
June 12, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the connections between the Soweto uprising of 1976 and the Fees Must Fall movement through a youth dialogue hosted by the HSRC.
This Youth Month, the Human Sciences Research Council has held a youth dialogue on the topic "Soweto 1976 Meets Fees Must Fall: Past and Present Struggles" Panelist Prof Sharlene Swartz - Divisional Executive in the Equitable Education and Economies research division of the HSRC reflects on the dialogue with Joanne Joseph
People in this episode
Host: Joanne Joseph
Guest: Prof Sharlene Swartz
Topics covered
- youth dialogue
- education
- historical struggles
- Soweto uprising
- Fees Must Fall movement
Keywords
- Soweto 1976
- Fees Must Fall
- youth dialogue
- education struggles
- historical context
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Human Sciences Research Council
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