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.
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
Young people with qualifications and in search of employment leave the country because they don’t have the requisite work experience
In the hope of creating a better South African future, the youth of today should look to the past
The president has urged youth to become agents of their own liberation, saying that their challenges can be overcome
When we recall those who paid the ultimate price for quality education, don’t forget current learners who are still struggling for decent schooling.
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In their pursuit of success, today’s young people face different challenges to those of 1976
In the last four years, the Economic Freedom Fighters have shown exceptional political acumen in capitalising on civil unrest.
As Malema spoke, a pair of makeshift coffins were passed through the Boipatong crowd. One read "Rest in Pain Zuma"
Education, entrepreneurship and economic emancipation dominated President Jacob Zuma’s Youth Day speech.
The end of apartheid should have heralded a new South Africa for the generation born at its demise. But that hasn’t happened.
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Youth Day reminds us not to accept a single history blindly but also to question and listen
‘The story is narrated by people who were there and who relay the climate that led to the day we now know as June 16.’
Universities need to produce graduates who act and think independently and research must be pertinent and humane
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‘Where are we, in 2016, as the youth of South Africa? What direction are we taking?’
"Each and every student was hell bent on defending their classrooms. Classrooms were never ever torched," 1976 student leader Dan Montsitsi said.
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The day on which black South African school pupils rose up against "Bantu education" is now celebrated as Youth Day.
Would it be different if the person who had been killed was a white sports superstar or, indeed, any other white person?
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From a hip-hop fest to enjoying the jazz sounds of Selaelo Selota, here are a few events happening around the country on June 16.
SA is celebrating youth day, Africa Check investigated some of the key claims made in the new national youth policy about crime and health in SA.
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