United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits the Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto and meets Pieterson's sister Antoinette Sithole as part of his visit to South Africa. The story of Pieterson, a 12-year-old schoolboy who was shot by police for protesting apartheid, is one that resonates with the United States' struggle for freedom and equality, says Blinken. The US Secretary of State is in the country as part of a three-country trip to Africa. He will be meeting his South African counterpart tomorrow for bilateral talks as the United States scales up diplomacy to counter Russian influence on the continent. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES