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PEDRI REYNEKE | Why young South Africans stopped asking professionals what to do
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (700+ words) South Africa's financial literacy infrastructure has not kept up with how young people consume information, and that gap has consequences for all of us. On Youth Day, it is tempting to frame this as a cautionary tale about a generation…...
LISTEN | Here are "outdated" courses the department of higher education is discontinuing
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (208+ words) The department of higher education has revealed the 1, 100 qualifications it is scrapping over concerns that they are outdated and not aligned with the National Qualifications Framework and labour market demands. According to the department, these pre-2009 qualifications are offered by…...
SAMKE MNGUNI | We honour the youth of 1976, but we must remember they were children
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (877+ words) Every June we return to the children of 1976. We picture the rows of schoolchildren walking out of their classrooms in Soweto and the image of 12-year-old Hector Pieterson being carried through the smoke. We have honoured them, rightly, as the…...
LORRAINE NTULI | Job opportunities exist but young people need better access
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (530+ words) Youth Month often focuses on South Africa's high levels of youth unemployment, reflecting the ongoing difficulty many young people face when trying to enter the workforce, even after completing school or tertiary studies. The challenge is not always that opportunities…...
Malaysia bars under-16s from signing up for social media
1+ week, 6+ day ago (178+ words) Malaysia has started barring those aged under 16 from registering accounts on social media platforms, its communications regulator said on Monday, as it boosts efforts to protect minors from exposure to harmful content online. The Southeast Asian nation joins a growing…...
STEVEN ZWANE | June 16 at 50: Let youth turn memory into action
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (618+ words) On June 16, South Africa will not simply commemorate 50 years since the youth uprising of 1976. We will stand before a national mirror. In 1976, young people in Soweto rose against an education system that tried to control their minds, language and future…...
From Alex to Paris: Grannies driving change in their communities
2+ week, 6+ day ago (582+ words) When Jane Simmonds stood on a stage in Paris, France, a few weeks ago to accept the Well-being Programmes Award at the Women Changing the World Awards, she wasn't thinking about the glamour of the occasion. Instead, her mind was…...
ANZIO JACOBS | SA lacks political will to end violence against children
3+ week, 2+ day ago (515+ words) The cabinet's approval of the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children (NSAAC) in December 2025 marked an important step towards creating a more coordinated national response to children's wellbeing in SA. The strategy outlines 10 critical priority areas: Its greatest strength…...
Cultural storyteller Lindeka Qampi hands photo power to kids
3+ week, 4+ day ago (261+ words) Don't give a child candy; give them a camera so they can document their life. Born in the rural village of Bolotwa, Eastern Cape, Qampi overcame a difficult childhood selling clothes in neighbouring townships before picking up a camera for…...
12, 000 TVET college students wait for meal allowances since January
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (691+ words) About 12, 000 students from TVET colleges across the country have not received their meal allowances since January, allegedly due to the registration of a new programme offered at the colleges. According to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), the students…...