The first official day and the second day of the World Youth Summit proved to be another day riddled with bad weather, ill communication, transport, and food and accommodation woes; as it would be in any festival or congress of this magnitude. There is no doubt that the preparatory committees in charge of bringing this festival to the world could have done better to avoid some of the unnecessary hiccups that met the visitors, local and otherwise, but these in discrepancies would only cease to stall the inevitable: a congress where youth would discuss global issues and share unrivalled experiences.
Issues of land distribution and free education where the highlighted issues of the day. Though the full programme of the first day was not laid out due to delays and inefficient preparations the conferences and seminars that did take place were an outstanding success. It was beautiful to see how the delegate’s spirits where raised with the clearing weather and by the end of the day the belief that the issues being stressed at this festival were far more important than some minor disagreements. What was unfortunate to witness was the disgraceful behaviour of some of the Moroccan who antagonized a heated Western Sahara mob by tearing up their flag and spitting on it. This action and behaviour by the Moroccan delegates is something the festival condemns and has asked the all delegates to refrain from as it does not fit into the plight for peace and solidarity that this festival is about.
Thought things may have gotten out of hand and emotions reached levels they shouldn't, the day was concluded with an entertaining set by local DJ's Syi of Mamelodi who stung the multi-cultural audience with a set that lit the masses up like roman candles.
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