Youth Day: Carrying forward the lessons of 1976

Mail & Guardian
12 Jun 2026

]Youth@SAIIA’s Africa Youth Portal research assistant, Rendani Tshitangano, explains to Mail & Guardian that if young South Africans “are intentional about gathering and even planning and discussing” youth challenges, then “we might be taking a step forward” in addressing youth challenges of inequality and unemployment for a better future.

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