'The South African government has demonstrated a lack of adequate and impactful public policy implementation to address issues confronting young black people.'
Education in South Africa is not equal. Students continue to speak out against education commercialisation since it advantageously benefits the economically and racially privileged class. However, year in and year out, young South African people are confronted with the same issues and the ANC-led government’s negligence is visible more than ever before.
To achieve inclusive political participation, as is our democratic prerogative, young people must first learn that “We are on our own”. We have accepted the unacceptable for so long because we have normalised the anomalous conditions. It is now time to make a difference; young people have the potential to defend the ostensibly beneficial features of our South African democracy. In doing so, we must educate ourselves, empower ourselves, and fight for our liberation.
Nina Simone and Weldon Irvin sang: “To be young, gifted, and black”. In its most basic version, the song was intended to honour black excellence and serve as a call to action for people to be proud of their heritage and fight against oppression . Regardless of current socioeconomic imbalances, young people’s anguished cries will continue to haunt those with the power to change their current circumstances. Suffering from unemployment, poverty, GBV, and an unequal higher education system has been an unavoidable part of young people’s ordinary lives in South Africa.
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