As South Africa approaches the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, Jacana Media presents Julian Brown's Soweto Uprising: A Documentary History, a powerful and researched account of one of the most significant events in South Africa's history. Drawing on the archives of the anti-apartheid struggle, court records, newspaper reports, personal testimonies and previously untapped sources, Brown reconstructs the events of June 16, 1976 and the months of protest, repression and resistance that followed. More than a history of the uprising, the book offers a vivid encounter with the voices, experiences and realities of those who lived through it.
Rather than retelling the story through self-reflection, this documentary history returns readers to the documents, testimonies and records of the time. By placing these rare and often inaccessible sources alongside biographies and interviews, it opens up new ways of engaging with the uprising and its legacy. The result is an accessible and compelling work that invites readers to explore one of the most pivotal chapters in South Africa's twentieth-century history.
Catch Julian Brown in conversation with Koketso Moeti at Love Books on Tuesday, 23 June 2026.
DATE & TIME Tuesday, 23 June 2026
17:30 for 18:00
VENUE Love Books
53 Rustenburg Rd, Melville, Johannesburg Please RSVP to rsvp@jacana.co.za by Monday, 22 June with SOWETO UPRISING DOCUMENTARY HISTORY in the subject line.
Julian Brown teaches in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is the author of South Africa's Insurgent Citizens, The Road to Soweto and most recently, Marikana: A People's History. Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people-power.
She currently serves as the Founding Executive Director of amandla.mobi. Koketso also serves as a member of WITNESS' Board of Directors; an expert Advisor to the World Economic Forum's 'Partnering with Civil Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution' initiative and a founding reference group member for the Civic Tech Innovation Network. Outside of work, she can be found writing and has been published by City Press, Project Syndicate, The Guardian, the Mail & Guardian and Al Jazeera.
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