As we celebrate all these progressive strides that the ANC government has made in youth development, we cannot help but signal the role that was played by the different generations in the revolution, most notably the young revolutionary democrat, a disciplined soldier, the leader of young people par excellence, Solomon Mahlangu, who was hanged by the brutal apartheid regime. Indeed, he paid the supreme sacrifice, his life, in calling for equal education for all and in fighting for the freedom of his people. When he went to face the hangman, his last words were:
My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom. Tell my people that I love them. They must continue the fight.
Today, as we speak, it is the blood of Solomon Mahlangu that is nourishing the tree of education in this country. Our post-schooling system is indeed on the right track. [Interjections.]
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