Alexandra Massacre Deserves Recognition for its Contribution to the Fight Against Apartheid
Funzi Ngobeni
ActionSA Gauteng Provincial Chairperson
ActionSA believes the Alexandra Massacre of 18 June 1976 deserves recognition for the contribution it made in helping to bring an end to Apartheid in South Africa and helping to usher in a democratic dispensation.
Joining the family of Japie Vilankulu, one of the first people killed in the Massacre, to commemorate the Massacre in Alexandra on Sunday, I shared how the Alexandra Massacre was an important point in the country-wide expansion of the social unrest against poor quality education during Apartheid.
But, taking place two days after the Soweto Uprising, the Alexandra Massacre is often forgotten for the very important role it played.
ActionSA has long worked to give the Alexandra Massacre the recognition it deserves with our President, Herman Mashaba, donating half a million rand to an education fund established in Japie Vilankulu’s name.
More than 34 people died during the Massacre when Apartheid police opened fire on students who marched against poor quality of education.
As a party which stands for social justice, ActionSA will continue working with the Vilankulu family to ensure that the fund Mashaba helped establish is properly functional to serve the needs of the community and that the legacy of Japie Vilankulu receives the recognition it deserves.
Alexandra Massacre Deserves Recognition for its Contribution to the Fight Against Apartheid
ActionSA believes the Alexandra Massacre of 18 June 1976 deserves recognition for the contribution it made in helping to bring an end to Apartheid in South Africa and helping to usher in a democratic dispensation.
Joining the family of Japie Vilankulu, one of the first people killed in the Massacre, to commemorate the Massacre in Alexandra on Sunday, I shared how the Alexandra Massacre was an important point in the country-wide expansion of the social unrest against poor quality education during Apartheid.
But, taking place two days after the Soweto Uprising, the Alexandra Massacre is often forgotten for the very important role it played.
ActionSA has long worked to give the Alexandra Massacre the recognition it deserves with our President, Herman Mashaba, donating half a million rand to an education fund established in Japie Vilankulu’s name.
More than 34 people died during the Massacre when Apartheid police opened fire on students who marched against poor quality of education.
As a party which stands for social justice, ActionSA will continue working with the Vilankulu family to ensure that the fund Mashaba helped establish is properly functional to serve the needs of the community and that the legacy of Japie Vilankulu receives the recognition it deserves.