Young South African designers are invited to create a signature lighting piece for Nando’s restaurants worldwide and accelerate their careers
We need thinkers who can connect the dots between science and society, code and compassion, data and dignity
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To make their voices heard, young people must be more selective in the issues they support and need to put in the hard work
Focus on not only young people but also children this Youth Day and use this creativity to build success
The National Youth Coalition says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has ignored its pleas over the last two years
The latest official data shows that youth unemployment rose by 1.1% and almost a quarter of a million young people lost their jobs in the first three months of 2023
Decades later, Mbongeni Ngema’s work still has life lessons for South Africans in these dark days for our democracy
Education is the best way to turn young people’s potential into realised achievements
The institution cannot progress if it chooses to un-remember its culture of racism
Unlike in the United States, the way actors in South Africa are treated borders on exploitation
Good election outcomes for the party will mean Julius Malema’s dangerous racism will again receive airtime
It is important not to look away from visceral pictorial evidence of the suffering of disempowered people
The Mail & Guardian launched ‘Ask Yourself’, a podcast by M&G Listen on Youth Day.
Let the youth speak
The youth of South Africa need to heed these role models to rise up to the challenges that face them
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
The spirit of defiance against injustice that was captured by the Soweto Uprisings in 1976 can still be felt among young people in post-apartheid South Africa
Youth Day, June 16, reminds us of the role of youth in the struggle against oppression throughout the history of the ANC
It’s important to honour past heroes, but today’s youth activists also want their own struggles, and contemporary heroes, to be recognised
