By Gugu Mbonambi
The school systems in South Africa are still far too separate and unequal and much has to be done to realise the dream that anti-apartheid activists fought for.
This was according to the deputy principal officer of the US consulate, Zalika Sykes, speaking at Durban's KwaMuhle Museum yesterday, during the launch of the Separate is not equal exhibition. The exhibition, about the struggle against segregated schooling in America and its significance to apartheid history, is open until next September.
"The exhibition is a must-see because of its relevance to education and civil activism," said Sykes.
US consul-general Jill Derderian said the exhibition showed how young people and activists could use the laws available to force change.
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Shannon Aberdeen, 16, a Grade 11 pupil at Queensburgh Girls' High School, said the exhibition reminded young people of the past. "Apartheid was a really evil system that made white people more superior than other race groups. I'm glad that it has been abolished but I still feel that there are many inequalities in our society that we need to amend."
Monica Maduna, 19, a Grade 12 pupil at Ndeya Zanex High School, in Umbumbulu, south of Durban, said the exhibition reinforced her belief that young people could make a difference in society.
- This article was originally published on page 2 of The Mercury on October 06, 2009
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