The shoulders of young people are forced to carry the burden of ensuring our country does not collapse nor fall into flames. This was the sentiment put forward by Mandla Nkomfe, the Deputy Chairperson of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. Nkomfe was speaking at an event at the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum to inform the press and public about the Youth Day Parade for Justice and Change. The Youth Day Parade, set to take place on June 16, will provide a platform for young people to express their aspirations for a truly equal, just, non-sexist, and non-racial society in which all persons have access to higher forms of freedom.
Representing the 76 organisations (so far) that have endorsed the parade to the Union Buildings from Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Irfaan Mangera of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said they had received an assurance from the Presidency that an official would be available to receive a memorandum that.