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A pupil at Selborne College, who was responsible for reviving and desecrating an iconic photo of a dying Hector Pieterson in the Soweto uprising, claims the changes he made to the original picture was not meant to depict any "racism or prejudice".
This follows widespread criticism on social media of an invitation, depicting the historic picture, to matriculants for a reunion at the school's Old Boys Club.
The original photograph shows Pieterson being carried by fellow pupil, Mbuyisa Makhubu, while Pieterson's sister, Antoinette Sithole, runs alongside them.
In the invitation to matriculants, Makhubu and Sithole's faces are replaced with faces of dogs, while Pieterson's face appears to have been removed.
The College's school governing body has apologised.
"We [the school's governing body of Selborne College] recognise the iconic nature of the image which reflects a turning point in the painful history of South Africa and its people," it said.
"Whilst this artistic impression and function was not sanctioned by the school, the governing body recognises the offence and hurt that the image has caused. We apologise unreservedly."
The unnamed pupil said he believed he was misunderstood.
Here is his response;
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