June 16

South African Youth: The Born Frees

A generation of South Africans that does not have the ‘patience’ of their parents. Known to be more radical, they want change "Now" and won't wait for tomorrow to come, a generation that believes in creating, becoming and serving a purpo...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

What Has June 16 Done For It's Leaders?

Seth Mazibuko was deputy president of the Soweto Students Representative Council in June 1976. We know what he has done to make that eventful day happen. He was definitely not inbthe struggle to become a rich multimillionaire. Afte...

Sandile Memela·almost 3 years ago

Celebrating A Youth On The Rise

Every year, in the dry white season of Johannesburg’s winter, we gaze back into the seismic events of 1976, 16 of June, a nostalgic moment that changed the face of history, as we know it. The most dramatic display of bravery and patrioti...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Feature Article: Architect Embraces The Fortitude Of South African Youth, Tirelessly fighting For Survival During the Pandemic

Nelson Mandela, beloved iconic leader and South Africa’s first democratically elected President believed that to invest in young people is to invest in the future. “The Youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow,” he famously said. ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

From The Desk Of The President

In two days’ time we commemorate the fateful events of June 16th 1976, when brave young men and women in Soweto and other parts of the country rose up against the iniquity of Bantu Education. On that day and in the days that followed...

President Cyril Ramaphosa·almost 3 years ago

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