June 16: none but ourselves
Self-serving leaders have been taking the credit for the historic 1976 youth uprising, but in truth it was ordinary South Africans who liberated themselves, paving the way for democracy in 1994
15 June 2025 - 00:00
How should a country commemorate the anniversary of a national tragedy or mark a day of national importance — especially one that changed the course of history?..
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