{"id":97795,"date":"2026-04-27T15:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/freedom-day-advocates-demand-a-life-of-dignity"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:32:19","slug":"freedom-day-advocates-demand-a-life-of-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/freedom-day-advocates-demand-a-life-of-dignity","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Day Advocates Demand A Life Of Dignity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The National Youth Unemployment Movement has marked Freedom Day in South Africa with a call for urgent action to tackle youth joblessness, saying political freedom must translate into real economic opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The movement is urging government, business and civil society to work together to create jobs, expand skills development, and restore dignity for both graduates and non-graduates.<\/p>\n<p>It said true freedom will only be realised when all South Africans can access work, support their families, and build a better future.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson, Lindokuhle Yende, said that while the country celebrates the unity achieved during the 1994 general elections, millions of young people remain free in law, but not in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the freedom we will accept. We honour their sacrifice by demanding more than survival. We demand a life of dignity. So, on this Freedom Day, we honour the past, and we take responsibility for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remember the sorrow that shaped us, the years of struggle, the tears of mothers and fathers who waited for change that did not come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The National Youth Unemployment Movement has marked Freedom Day in South Africa with a call for urgent action to tackle youth joblessness, saying political freedom must translate into real economic opportunity. 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