The mother of the nation, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, once brilliantly said: “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.”
THE mother of the nation, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, once brilliantly said: “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.”
This is the sentiment that stands out when I think of the youth of 1976. Theirs was, and remains, one of the most profound sacrifices in our nation’s history.
Yet today, it feels like an afterthought in the memory and identity of post-apartheid South Africa today. Considering this insane disconnect, the daunting truth is simple: How dare we celebrate the youth of 1976 while tolerating conditions that would outrage them?
This year’s June 16 marks 50 years since the Soweto Massacres, where scores of students were gunned down whilst standing up to one of the most barbaric governments in modern history: apartheid.
