Happy Youth Day

Today marks the 28th anniversary of the uprising which saw apartheid police open fire on pupils protesting against the use of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in schools. Today, South African young people face new challenges – not least of which is the need for open access to education and knowledge. Especially when you read stories like this one that describes rural schools that have little more than a classroom and a chalkboard – let alone textbooks or a school library.