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How child content creator Zulu Boy is innocently smashing long-standing gender stereotypes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (847+ words) Viral Zulu Boy Video Sparks Debate Over Empathy, Parenting A simple request from a young South African child content creator has just sparked one of the internet's most unexpected, deeply moving conversations about fatherhood, parenting, and the actual weight of…...
Resurgence in Youth Activism Overdue in the Shaping of SA's Future
3+ day, 41+ min ago (1350+ words) Mrs Nomkhitha Mashinini views a collage compiled in honour of her son, Tsietsi Mashinini, one of the leaders of the 1976 Soweto student uprising, in Johannesburg. The youth of 2026 must mobilise and become politically conscious in the same self-sacrificing spirit of…...
Unlocking potential: How young South Africans can navigate the job market
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (285+ words) With the rapid evolution of the job market, young people must embrace adaptability and continuous learning to thrive. Youth Month often focuses on South Africa's high levels of youth unemployment, reflecting the ongoing difficulty many young people face when trying…...
Westlake matric learner turns mentorship into youth leadership
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (547+ words) Mentor Ruan Yacumakis with Diego Cornelius and Meryl Bendie from the Prescient Foundation. At 17, Westlake matric learner Diego Cornelius is balancing school leadership roles with running his own youth development initiative aimed at helping other young people pursue their ambitions....
Rachel Kolisi's winter school holiday dilemma: Mzansi's best sanity-saving suggestions
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (659+ words) Creative solutions for keeping kids engaged during winter break. Image: Ron Lach /Pexels. "Just wondering what everybody's plans are for the school holidays? Left last-minute planning, and three weeks is a long time to have kids at home, so "?" When…...
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma calls for Africa to adopt India's development model to tackle youth unemployment
3+ week, 4+ day ago (737+ words) Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, during her tour of the Sri Sri Rural Development Programme Trust in India, observed skills training in drone technology, solar power, electric vehicles, and mobile phone repairs. Former chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,…...
South Africa's youth find hope in micro-farming initiative
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (456+ words) Young "agripreneurs" at work in Afrika Tikkun's Green Acres Hydro-Coop, an initiative enabling young people to build income-generating micro-farming businesses. South Africa is grappling with an alarming combination of persistently high youth unemployment rates and a decline in local food…...
Dr Mum: the engineer who once failed now inspires struggling students
4+ week, 2+ day ago (839+ words) A proud moment for Dr Silindile Gumede. In 2010 Silindile Gumede was excluded from UKZN after struggling academically, this week, she returned to the very same institution to graduate with a Ph D in engineering. Overcome with emotion, she burst into…...
South African swimmers shine at African Championships with 84 medals
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (267+ words) Members of Team South Africa show off their booty after success at the African Swimming Championships in Algeria, earning an impressive haul of 84 medals. This morning, a buoyant team of young South African swimmers arrived home after a stellar performance…...
Fewer students choose computer science
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (856+ words) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a vital component of our daily lives. SINCE the Great Recession left technology as a rare spot of optimism in American industry, computer science has been among the fastest-growing college…...