Youth Day 2025: ANC calls on young South Africans to continue the struggle for equality
The African National Congress (ANC) has marked Youth Day 2025 with a stirring tribute to the 'militant and fearless Class of 1976,' while calling on today's youth to pick up the baton and lead the charge against poverty, inequality, and socio-economic exclusion.
ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said the party joins millions of South Africans in commemorating Youth Day, a solemn and powerful day etched in the collective consciousness of our nation.
Bhengu reminded the country that June 16, 1976, marks an unforgettable day when 'a vicious regime declared war on schoolchildren who dared to dream of freedom.'
'The bravery of the Class of 1976 is a lasting reminder of the power of youth to drive profound political and social transformation,' she said.
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