It is generally believed that children in rural areas lack a proper education, while children in the suburbs not only get a better life, but also better education. Just to attend school in Maandagshoek proves challenging, as children have to travel long distances to and from school every day. There is seldom enough money for further education and this is aggravated by the lack of bursaries (scholarships). Alcohol addiction at a young age is also prevalent. One resident is of the opinion that the youth prefer to work instead of going to school because they will earn money and "they will have anything they want." Youth have also been disillusioned by the prospects/expectations of a better life after 1994, as well as the futile promises of upliftment and development from the surrounding mines. Some residents feel that the current lack of development and facilities for younger people in the community will result in a positive focus on sport if addressed properly. However, many community elders understand that education is the key to a better future. A female Bapedi Chief in Maandagshoek strongly believes that it is more important for a young girl to get an education than to get married. The school situation in Rammolutsi seems particularly bad with children disrespecting teachers, carrying knives, drinking and smoking in school toilets (bathrooms). Gangsterism is also rife. As in Maandagshoek, Rammolutsi also lacks adequate sporting facilities. Although some residents feel that the only positive change since 1994 has been free education, others argue that education was in fact better under the previous regime. (There is a strong drive towards adult literacy education in Rammolutsi.) Although disillusioned by government's futile promises of a better life after 1994, many young people from Sebokeng feel the need to rise above their disadvantaged background to ensure a stable future career. They also have the tendency to aspire to making the most of their lives for the sake of their parents, who had to sacrifice so much in order for their children to achieve. Yet, poverty remains widespread. One young resident recalls how he had seen "other people at school living with poverty, starvation – no food, no shoes, no uniform, no covered books, no bags, just a plastic", and mentions how children would go to school and return home on empty stomachs. A resident, and once COSAS activist, changed the COSAS slogan "liberation before education" to "be educated that you can be liberated." The older generation, however, feels that the younger generation has little respect for people and they blame the recognition of child rights for this attitude. "Before [1994], we were respecting our parents a lot as compared to the children of today..." There is also a mention of the initiation schools for young boys - "just a step to convert a boy to a man." One youth is of the opinion that that these young initiates have the wrong perception as they come back from initiation thinking they are superior to other people. He believes: "that's where the aggression and the violence start."