Activists and scholars gathered at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto campus on Thursday as part of the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising.
Former Salt River High School student activist and detainee of the Women's Prison, Miriam Gaffoo, has issued a heartfelt call to action for South Africans to demand accountability from their political leaders.
Gaffoo on Thursday highlighted the long-standing neglect of the conditions faced by black South Africans during her address to an audience gathered at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in Soweto as part of the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising.
Gaffoo said that petty party politics have killed the spirit of activism, which characterised the student-led protests of June 16, 1976.
"Each one of you here must stand up and apologise for allowing this country to be where it is today. We have allowed party politics to divide us, and that needs to stop as we remain anguished and betrayed by our leaders," she stated.
