AS WE COMMEMORATE Youth Day on June 16, young South Africans have shared their thoughts on how far they believe we have come as a country and what they hoped for the future.
l Shivaan Premdutt, 24, a medical intern, said he believed that 30 years into democracy, citizens still faced service delivery issues and unemployment.
“These are issues that should have been long resolved. Furthermore, inequality is still at its prime, opportunities are still rare and hardships are a devastating reality.
“In addition, being employed in the health sector has made me realise the struggles we face in health facilities nationwide – often compromising patient care.
“From being severely short-staffed and overworked, to lack of equipment and sub-optimal facilities, we see how patient-centred healthcare is compromised. Ironically, the number of unemployed healthcare professionals is growing, despite the drastic shortage.”
Premdutt said seeing a change, today or tomorrow, seemed unrealistic.
“We have been trying for the last 30
