Mzansi's young celebs share what Youth Day means to them

While the 16th of June 1976 was a day that ended in tragedy, it has come to represent profound change in South Africa’s socio-political landscape.

Youth Day means many things to many young people. While the Soweto Uprising was not in vain, various injustices and inequalities which still prevail in our society bear testimony to the phrase “it’s not yet uhuru”. I feel very fortunate and blessed to have grown up in a democratic South Africa, and having the opportunity to dream and to see my dreams through. We still have a lot work to do as a country and I would love to live in a society where the rights of every man, woman, and child are upheld and where everyone gets a chance to chase their dreams.""June 16 means far more than an opportunity to take the day off.

I was born in 1994, so my entire life has been in the so-called “rainbow nation” South Africa. My life as a young black man in South Africa has been better than that of my parents but still has many remnants of an unequal and prejudiced past. We’ve made many strides but still have a long way to go in fulfilling the hopes that live in our Freedom Charter. I hope that the next 25 years of freedom will see the upliftment of women and those who are underprivileged.

South Africa is on a wrong trajectory.... We need a selfless citizenry and a responsive government!

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