Important for youth to learn history says Hector Pieterson's sister
Like the youth of 1976 young people need to work towards building a just society.
This is according to Hector Pieterson's sister Antoinette Sithole who spoke to learners at the Curro Roodeplaat school on the 40th anniversary of 1976 student uprising.
The private school made headlines last year when it emerged that learners there were being separated according to race.
Following a threat by the Gauteng Education Department to shut down the school they've turned things around.
Sithole says the youth of today need to know the history of the country to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
"1976 brought changes into our lives. That was the turning point for all South Africans. Obviously no wonder we want to emphasise to the youth today, that whatever happened that day is what we have today. So they have to know their history, what happened so that they can walk in our steps but with a different view, different vision. We were paving the way for them to have a better education and a better life," she said.