There were representatives from Jeppe High School
for Girls and Jeppe High Preparatory School in attendance and they were, as is
traditional, addressed by a high profile speaker.
This year the speaker was historian and author
Zikhona Valela, author of ‘Now you know how Mapetla died’, the story of the
1976 murder in police custody of Mapetla Mohapi, the first Black Consciousness
leader to die in detention.
Her message to the assembly was that Freedom Day
should serve as both a reminder of injustices of the past and a tribute to
those who fought against them, but also as a call to action for everyone to
continue to oppose injustice and bad governance.
She made a particular point of telling her mainly
male audience that they can begin their contribution by making the world a
safer place for girls and women.
There were speeches by student leaders from the
girls and boys schools, as well as poems read by Jeppe Prep learners and
musical performances by the Jeppe High School for Girls drummers and the Boys
School’s marimba band.
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