POTCHEFSTROOM - We are marking Youth Day, reflecting on the bravery of the 1976 youth, while confronting today's harsh realities.
With youth unemployment at crisis levels, the day is not only one of remembrance but a call to action.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to lead the commemorations.
Reporter Pule Letshwiti-Jones is in Potchefstroom and spoke to Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie and Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga.