OPINION: Youth Day, June 16, reminds us of the role of youth in the struggle against oppression throughout the history of the ANC.
It is that time of the year where South Africa celebrates Youth Day, honouring and commemorating youth of 1976 who protested onagainst Bantu education policies. Many were killed and injured when the police shot at them. Many more went into exile.
Youths have always been at the centre of revolutions; they believed themselves to be emergent political elites and intellectuals. The ANC Youth League of Antony Muziwakhe Lembede, OR Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela and others prove my point. They did not only theorise the introduction of new methods of the struggle but were at the forefront of implementation.
It is necessary to mention the role of the media in these instances. Before you take the life of a person you must first kill their image. The way Duduzane has been portrayed in the media is very negative.
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