{"id":36906,"date":"2026-06-12T11:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36906"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:12:28","slug":"sa-honours-legacy-of-1976-youth","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-honours-legacy-of-1976-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"SA honours legacy of 1976 youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">South Africa (SA) marks 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising, when young people took to the streets in the fight for a better future and equal education.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nSA commemorates Youth Month, however youth unemployment remains a major concern, with many graduates struggling to find work.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, many young South Africans continue to face significant challenges as they seek opportunities to build better lives.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">For many graduates, obtaining a qualification represents hope for a brighter future.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">However, that hope is often met with the reality of unemployment, as they continue searching for work in a highly competitive job market.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nFaculty of Education graduate, Asenathi Beje, says despite obtaining a qualification and submitting numerous job applications, securing work remains an uphill battle.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">&#8211;Channel Africa&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36907,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-36906","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"The 1976 Soweto Uprising","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36908,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36906\/revisions\/36908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}