A former teacher during the 1976 youth uprising has urged youth to stop destroying public property. Ohara Diseko‚ a former teacher at Orlando High School during the uprising‚ was addressing a June 16 memorial lecture hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.14 things you might not know about June 16As South Africa prepares to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto uprising shook the country, we look at some of the facts of that event you might not have known. She called on young people to protect their right to learn‚ saying that June 16 was not an event but a turning point for the country.June 16: How the tragedy unfoldedForty years since the Soweto uprising shook the country on 16 June 1976, we look at how the tragedy unfolded. “During these times we learned under difficult conditions under apartheid‚ things have changed for you. You owe it to those who lost their lives so that you can enjoy this freedom today‚” Diseko said.She also urged young people to move away from expecting government to do everything for them but instead‚ use the opportunities that government continued to provide for youth.Also speaking at the memorial function‚ Gauteng Premier David Makhura said every generation must discover its own mission and define its own path.“You can’t copy what the youth of 1976 did because their challenges were different from your challenges today. Youth is not a permanent state of being‚ young people face many challenges today but there are many opportunities too‚” said Makhura...