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Join us as we explore the history and significance of Youth Day in South Africa. Discover the powerful story behind the Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976, and learn why this day remains a...
Youth Day is celebrated every year in South Africa on the 16 June. Watch this video to find out a little bit more about why we celebrate this day every year!...
16 June. Youth Day commemorates the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. In 1975 protests started in African schools after a directive from the then Bantu Education Department that Afrikaans had to be used on an equal basis with English as a language of instruction in secondary schools.
Youth Month 2024. 1-30 June. This year marks the 48th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 student uprising in Soweto, when young people protested against the Bantu Education Act, which enforced Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools, and apartheid laws that oppressed black South Africans.
16 cze 2021 · Today is National Youth Day in South Africa, where the country commemorates the June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread across South Africa profoundly changing the socio-political landscape of the country.
1 cze 2021 · On June 16 each year, South Africans celebrate Youth Day. Youth Day commemorates the Soweto Uprising, which took place on 16 June 1976, where thousands of students were ambushed by the apartheid regime.
14 cze 2024 · This year marks the 48th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 student uprising in Soweto, when young people protested against the Bantu Education Act, which enforced Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools and apartheid laws that oppressed black South Africans.
