June 16 1976

Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today

She has the political experience and spirit to lead the Democratic Alliance along a new path

Journalist and Tiro’s nephew Gaongalelwe gives us a glimpse into the young firebrand’s life.

The tragic events that took place on June 16 1976 have been appropriated

As much as we celebrate the youth of 1976, we also need to celebrate the #FeesMustFall generation

When we recall those who paid the ultimate price for quality education, don’t forget current learners who are still struggling for decent schooling.

Veteran photographer Sam Nzima has died in a Nelspruit hospital.

Youth Day reminds us not to accept a single history blindly but also to question and listen

‘The story is narrated by people who were there and who relay the climate that led to the day we now know as June 16.’

Despite being kept in solitary for 20 months in total, a defiant Peter Magubane made it his mission to document South Africa’s turbulent history.

Readers write in about 1976, criminal politicians, and the SABC.

Fourty years on, what can the youth of today learn from the past? That education is a right never to be taken for granted, writes Angie Motshekga.

"Each and every student was hell bent on defending their classrooms. Classrooms were never ever torched," 1976 student leader Dan Montsitsi said.

Readers write in about June 1976, vandalism, and job creation.

As the architects of apartheid, it’s time for black people to collectively say sorry for the system Mandela designed to exploit white people.