Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July 1956 , the second son of Martha Mahlangu . His father left in 1962 and as a result he was raised by his mother , a domestic worker . He attended Mamelodi High School up to Standard 8 ( his tenth year of school ) , but his education was interrupted in 1976 by the riots of the Soweto uprising that resulted in school closures
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Solomon Mahlangu