Petrus Labuschagne: I feel like the day is becoming irrelevant to everyone because how many people still celebrate Youth Day; the day is now more like a day off and a no-school day.
With Youth Day upon us, we asked the youth within the community if they felt the goals the memorial holiday hopes to achieve are being met.
Boitumelo Malakeng: Youth Day is no longer as important as it used to be, that is because there is little education about the day and the new generation of youth don’t know much about the day.Nicole Ndlovu: Yes, Youth Day is still kind of relevant today in a way that we’re preserving the norm and acknowledging what occurred then.Sbongakonke Dlamini: Youth Day is no longer celebrated like it used to be On the day you hardly see people wearing school uniforms now, with time the day is becoming irrelevant.Teboho Ngcobo: Youth Day is still relevant but not as it used to be –, the new generation of youth is not taking the day seriously anymore.Petrus Labuschagne: I feel like the day is becoming irrelevant to everyone because how many people still celebrate Youth Day; the day is now more like a day off and a no-school day.
