President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the 50th anniversary of the June 16 Soweto Uprising outside Soccer City, urging the private sector to hire youth. With unemployment for 15-24 year-olds above 60%, Ramaphosa said government will share the cost of first jobs through the employment tax incentive. Over 5.7 million youth are registered on SA Youth mobi. “Open the doors of employment,” he told business. #YouthDay2026 #June16 #SowetoUprising50 #Unemployment #Ramaphosa #TheAzanian_

President Cyril Ramaphosa walks along the red carpet past wreaths laid at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto, June 16, 2026. Leaders paid tribute to the students killed during the 1976 uprising. “Let us honour them not in words alone, but in deeds,” Ramaphosa said. #YouthDay2026 #HectorPieterson_ By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact JOHANNESBURG— President Cyril Ramaphosa used the 50th annive

BREAKING: Abdullah Ibrahim, 1934–2026. The father of Cape jazz and composer of “Mannenberg,” the unofficial anthem of the anti-apartheid struggle, has died at 91. Born Dollar Brand in Cape Town, discovered by Duke Ellington, and hailed by Mandela as “South Africa’s Mozart,” Ibrahim played at the dawn of democracy in 1994. He performed his final show at CTIJF in March 2026. “His love for his country never wavered,” said partner Marina Umari. President Ramaphosa called him an i

By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact JOHANNESBURG— Today is June 16. Youth Day. The Day of the African Child. But let us not reduce it to a long weekend and empty slogans. Their blood still stains the tar of Soweto. Hot, wet ink on the ledger of history. The blood of a Black child. Hector Pieterson, carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo, with Antoinette Sithole running beside them. A boy turned banner, shot

Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe during the strategic engagement with Vodacom. The City is harnessing innovation to build a smarter, more efficient Polokwane where technological advancement becomes a lived reality for all residents. Endorsement from Industry: Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitholizwe “Sitho” Mdlalose commends Polokwane’s progress. “The progress in Polokwane is visible. It is a journey, and Polokwane is moving in the right direction,” he said, noting tangible de

Service delivery is not a promise. It is metal in motion. A city that waits at traffic lights while people burn is a city without steel. The Word Made Steel: Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe addresses officials at the handover ceremony. “You cannot send a shepherd to chase wolves on foot,” Mpe said, as Polokwane equips its officers with tools, not excuses. #ServiceDelivery #PolokwaneRising_ By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAF