Youth

Study Shows Young South Africans Have No Faith in Democracy and Politicians

On the eve of South Africa’s sixth democratic elections on 8 May, thousands of young people took to Twitter to state reasons for why they had no intention to cast their votes. They used the hashtag #IWantToVoteBut.The trending topic at t...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Celebrating A Youth On The Rise

Every year, in the dry white season of Johannesburg’s winter, we gaze back into the seismic events of 1976, 16 of June, a nostalgic moment that changed the face of history, as we know it. The most dramatic display of bravery and patrioti...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Feature Article: Architect Embraces The Fortitude Of South African Youth, Tirelessly fighting For Survival During the Pandemic

Nelson Mandela, beloved iconic leader and South Africa’s first democratically elected President believed that to invest in young people is to invest in the future. “The Youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow,” he famously said. ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

Young people have a chance to better their future

Youth leadership specialist and strategist Matsetsebale Tleane believes it’s high time the youth of South Africa take a stand and change the status quo for the sake of their future.

Hosea Ramphekwa·about 1 month ago

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

Youth are meant to be a generation enjoying a democratic dividend and contributing to a demographic dividend. Neither appears true. In terms of how much potential South Africa has squandered, they represent an entire generation of opport...

Professor David Everatt·1 day ago

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