On September 6 1991 a giant was born. This is how it started and where it’s at

The South African Students’ Congress celebrates its 30th birthday on Monday and it should be as proud as a peacock

06 September 2021 - 15:01 By GEORGE MAGOMA, MARTIN MAHOSI and LUMKO MTIMDE

Across the world, generations of student activists have played key roles in the radical movements that have driven the transitions and transformations of the 20th and 21st centuries. In SA, it is inconceivable, if not profoundly flawed, to think of the anti-apartheid struggle and the transition to democracy, as well as the ongoing struggles for fundamental change (radical socio-economic transformation), without acknowledging the role of the student movement...

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