SAE 3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 ((ANSWERS))

QUESTION 1 The Soweto uprising in 1976 contributed largely in changing, among other things, the landscape of the education system in South Africa. South African schools were rocked by a massive youth uprising in 1976. This uprising would last for years and play a significant role in the anti-Apartheid movement. However, it developed from an educational system that supported Apartheid policies. By concentrating on the daily lives of the instructors and students, Teachers' and parents' resistance was muzzled in the 1950s, In the 1950s, criticism from parents and teachers was stifled, and it appeared that the new system had stabilized. However, by the middle of the 1970s, internal divisions had created the right environment for revolt. In addition, The Bantu Education Act was introduced in 1953 as a result of policies of the Apartheid administration that can be linked to the events that precipitated the revolt. Many students' political awareness was increased by the growth of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the founding of the South African Students Organization (SASO), while others joined the upsurge in anti-Apartheid feeling among their peers. Black pupils started organizing themselves in 1974, when Afrikaans instruction alongside English became a requirement in schools. On June 16, 1976, between 20 000 students were mobilized by the Action Committee of the South African Students Movement with the assistance of the BCM, and they marched in a peaceful protest against the government order. The gathering in Orlando Stadium planned to serve as the march's finale. Secondly, Young people in South Africa made the decision to stand up to white dominance, ending the country's black population's complacency and igniting a new militancy in the fight against apartheid. Among other things, the current generation of young people in South Africa is sometimes characterized as lost, indifferent, and lethargic. It is imperative to create an alternative narrative of young people in South Africa, one in which they continue to be active citizens despite the daily struggles they face with poverty, unemployment, and crime. Twenty years after the country's democratic transition, it still faces difficulties related to the systemic deprivation and marginalization of most of its citizens. Years of poverty and covert apartheid policies resulted in a racially divided society that was built on appalling inequality and assured that most of our people were doomed to poverty. The black majority in South Africa suffered from inadequate housing, inferior education, unfair and discriminatory labor practices, a biased legal system and travel restrictions, economic and political isolation, racial and ethnic animosity, and spiritual repression. Many young people, including Steve Biko, Tsietsi Mashinini, Solomon Mahlangu, and countless more, devoted their youth to the revolutionary battle against this brutal apartheid system that attempted to obstruct and marginalize the vast majority of our people. Thirdly, The prevailing narrative regarding the young people in South Africa today is that they are "the future" and "the lost generation." This characterization has to be contested and examined. I think it is overly simplistic to label the young people in South Africa today as lost, indifferent, and inactive. It is troublesome to refer to youth as the "future" in the same sentence. Regarding the aforementioned description, I think it's crucial to emphasize how actively involved the current generation of South African youth is in the public sphere. Young people continue to play a crucial role in society, as seen by the advent of youth-led social movements like #FeesMustFall and the #RhodesMustFall. This refutes the idea that young people are inherently inert and uninterested. The idea that young people are "the future" is also called into question. Perhaps there is a link between the propensity to characterize young people as lost and apathetic and how they see their place in society. I want to argue that the current youth narrative somehow contributes to the continued marginalization and oppression of the majority of our people. Since youth make up over 50% of the population in South Africa, they should have more sway over decision-making processes in the public, private, and civil sectors. According to Karl Marx, the ideas that are in power are always those of the ruling class. In this regard, it may be accurate to presume that the ruling class in South Africa