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South Africa: June 16 a Bitter Legacy for Today's Young People Facing Unemployment, Violence, Racism - Ramaphosa
News24Wire, 15 June 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his reflection on the 1976 youth who stood up against the apartheid regime, says this has become a bitter legacy for many young people who continue to… Read more »
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South Africa: Decade-Long Study Shows Why South Africa Needs to Stop Stereotyping Young Black Men
The Conversation Africa, 15 June 2020
South Africa's Youth Day celebration on the 16th of June, just after my birthday on the 15th, remained a special day in my life as a young black man. But the day also raised… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa On 16 June - 'Today's Youth Have Defined Their Mission'
News24Wire, 15 June 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged the youth of South Africa to craft and design programmes that will make the country reach its developmental goals and address the… Read more »
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South Africa: Unsung Heroes of 16 June 1976 - Events Leading Up to the Massacre and the Teachers and Parents Who Tried to Stop It
Daily Maverick, 18 June 2019
While it was the youth who most certainly led and initiated the pushback, the unsung heroes of the 1976 uprisings are the parents, principals and teachers who, witnessing the anger… Read more »
Young People 'Still Grappling' With South Africa Apartheid Legacy
June 16 is Youth Day in South Africa. It was the day in 1976 that saw the historical uprising of school children in Soweto, against the Apartheid government and which spread across the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his reflection on the 1976 youth, says "this has become a bitter legacy for many young people who continue to suffer even under a democratic South Africa".
The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa.
