Dr Iqbal Survé delivered a keynote address reflecting on the significance of the Youth Day during the Youth Day event at the Castle of Good Hope.
Philanthropist and businessman Dr Iqbal Survé says the fighting spirit which was imbued within and emboldened the youth of 1976 to rise against the injustices of apartheid “is in our blood” and has existed throughout South African’s history.
Delivering a keynote at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town on Tuesday, Survé told his audience the same spirit of courage lives in today’s generation.
Fifty years after the June 16, 1976, Soweto uprising, the legacy of the student revolt continues to resonate across South Africa. The Soweto uprising, which was sparked by opposition to the compulsory use of Afrikaans in black schools, became a turning point in resistance against apartheid.
June is observed annually as Youth Month, with June 16 commemorated as National Youth Day in honour of the role young people played in the liberation struggle. This year marks the Golden Jubilee of the Soweto uprising under the theme: “Reset@50 – The Future Calls”.
