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- Africa
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Hector Pieterson Memorial Site and Museum
Hector Pieterson Memorial Site and Museum
Hector Pieterson became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto
uprising during apartheid South Africa, when a news photograph of
the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student was published
across the globe. He was just 12 years old when the police,
unprovoked, opened fire on school children who had gathered to
protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in
township schools. The museum fuses memorabilia with modern
technology and cultural history and is located two blocks away from
where Hector was killed. In 2007 Hector's sister Antoinette, who is
seen in the famous photograph holding her hands held out in panic,
was working at the museum as a tour guide and today 16 June is a
public holiday named National Youth Day to honour young people.
Information & Facts
Address
Hector Pieterson Sq., corner of Khumalo and Pela Sts.,
Orlando West, Soweto
Admission
Adults: R25, students: R5
Language
South Africa has 11 official languages, including
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho. English is widely
spoken.
Money
South Africa's currency is the Rand (ZAR), which is divided into
100 cents. Money can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and
the larger hotels. ATMs are widely available (there is a daily
limit for cash withdrawals) and major international credit cards
are widely accepted, except in petrol stations where cash is
required. Visitors should be vigilant when drawing cash from ATMs,
as con artists are known to operate there. Travellers cheques and
some foreign currencies are accepted at larger hotels and shops,
but commission is charged, otherwise all commercial banks will
exchange them.
Opening Times
Monday to Friday from 10am-5pm; Weekends
10am-4:30pm
Time