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Hastings: forgotten hero of 1976

Published on 15/06/2005

June 16 1976 is a day deeply etched in the memories of many South Africans, symbolised in the form of 12-year-old Hector Pieterson, who was shot and killed by police. But another boy, Hastings Ndlovu, was probably shot before Pieterson, although no photographer was on hand to record the moment.