A powerful and emotionally layered theatrical work revisits the 1976 Soweto Uprising through testimony, memory, contradiction and unresolved generational grief
Children on the continent are trafficked, sexually exploited, forced into marriage, recruited into armed forces and made to beg
Young people need to have discussions with their peers who have become apathetic and disengaged and volunteer in our communities to create a just society
Partnerships between education institutions and the private sector, with the backing of policymakers need to develop a strong school-to-work pipeline.
We need thinkers who can connect the dots between science and society, code and compassion, data and dignity
To make their voices heard, young people must be more selective in the issues they support and need to put in the hard work
Some of the freedoms the youth fought for have been obtained but the battle for equal education is far from over
‘The generation of 1976 did not fight to end the injustices of their time only for there to be the dawn of a climate apartheid’
Photojournalist Khaya Ngwenya’s style focus on exploiting natural light while staying in motion
Strict copyright laws, championed by media mega-monopolies, dash the prospects of young learners, performance artists and the blind in South Africa
The youth of today can learn from the youth of 1976, who rose up and rejected the Bantu education system
Youth Day, June 16, reminds us of the role of youth in the struggle against oppression throughout the history of the ANC
Sam Nzima’s 1976 photograph still resonates with people – for different reasons
The tragic events that took place on June 16 1976 have been appropriated
South Africa still does not have an equal education system, yet this is not impossible
The end of apartheid should have heralded a new South Africa for the generation born at its demise. But that hasn’t happened.
It’s exactly forty years since the Soweto uprising of 1976 where the police met students with brutal force. How much has changed in terms of policing?
A statue of Hector Pieterson was removed earlier this month from Soweto’s Maponya Mall "in response to the demands of Mbuyisa Makhubu’s family".
As the country marks Youth Day, concerns are being raised that young South Africans are no longer as involved in politics as their 1976 counterparts.
For Poppy Buthelezi June 16 1976 marked the death of her dreams – but the start of her political growth.
