Afrika, Arise is a young man’s account of the first ten years of South African democracy, told from the perspective of one who was born during the dawn of this transition.This book is a subjective study of the impact of political activism on theMoreAfrika, Arise is a young man’s account of the first ten years of South African democracy, told from the perspective of one who was born during the dawn of this transition.This book is a subjective study of the impact of political activism on the youth culture in pre- and post-apartheid South Africa.An effort has been made to compare the highly politicized generation of 1976 with the so-called ‘Kwaito’ generation of 1994, in order to chart a way forward for young people in the new millennium.