South African police have arrested more than 500 people during protests for free university education

South African police have arrested more than 500 people during protests for free university education

South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma was 21 years old when he was convicted for trying to overthrow the apartheid government and sentenced to prison 1963. Today, he leads a cabinet that includes ministers who began their political careers as youth activists. The country’s youth activism began as early as the 1930s, and continues today, albeit…