The learners at Nova Pioneer Ruimsig chatted to the Roodepoort Northsider about the reason why they celebrate Youth Day.
Thandeka Gumede, in Grade 5, wrote: “We celebrate Youth Day to remember the students who fought to make education better for us. We also talk about the leader who made a difference in our lives.”
Kyla Radebe wrote: “We celebrate Youth Day to honour the people who died in 1976. They were students who were fighting to be taught in a language that they could understand.”
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