June 16 2006: Youth Day

On June 16, 1976 South African learners started upraisings against the apartheid education system. June 16 is now an annual public holiday in South Africa called Youth Day. In 2006 the celebrations were special: 30 years after the upraisings. South Africa was celebrating Youth Month.

The celebrations in Port Alfred were very special: the Minister of Sport and Recreation visited the Youth Day Celebrations for the official opening of Nelson Mandela Township Rowing Club.

Programme

MORNING PROGRAMME
Sports activities at Port Alfred High School

• Rugby
• Soccer
• Netball
• Cricket
• Mass Participation Sports Programme

AFTERNOON PROGRAMME
Between Putt Bridge and Tourist Information Office

MARKET

• Market with stalls for crafters, cultural groups and sports clubs
• Youth activities like games, jumping castle, workshops, rowing ergo competition

CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Youth groups performing

• Poetry in between the performances of the groups
• 14h00 Music Group
• 14h15 Traditional Dance
• 14h30 Gospel Group
• 14h45 Gumboot Dance
• 15h00 Scatamiya
• 15h15 Steelband
• 15h30 Traditional Dance

ROWING COMPETITION and OFFICIAL LAUNCH of NEMATO ROWING CLUB

• 14h00 1st race in single sculls
• 14h15 2nd race in single sculls
• 14h30 3rd race in single sculls
• 15h00 race in quads
• 15h45 Welcome by Chairperson of Nemato Rowing Club Thandile Mkele
• 15h55 Speaker Vukile Balura, Ndlambe Mayor
• 16h00 Keynote address and official opening by the National Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile, and rowers of Nemato Rowing Club
• 16h15 Prize giving ceremony: Minister and MEC or Mayor

MUSIC

• 16h30 Iliwa Lathakabe Music Maestros from Grahamstown
• 17h15 Sakhuluntu from Port Alfred