South Africans march to remember Soweto uprising

Sowetans marched again today, retracing the steps of a student demonstration that galvanised the anti-apartheid struggle 30 years ago.

About 1,000 marchers led by president Thabo Mbeki marched through the streets of Soweto township built for blacks during the apartheid era, pausing at about 9am local time for a moment of silence to remember Hector Pieterson, a 17-year-old whose death during the march 30 years ago has come to symbolise the sacrifices of young people in the fight for democracy.