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A youth organisation has found that young South Africans have an appetite to mend social ills and change the national pessimistic outlook, despite the obstacles they face. (David Harrison/M&G)
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Youth, dare to dream

Young people need to be able to imagine a better future if they are to stand a chance of creating it

  • Ashley Roman
5 min read
Young people today want Youth Day to go beyond the history, to acknowledge their current reality and the struggles they face. (David Harrison/M&G)
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Young people want Youth Day to focus on today’s issues

It’s important to honour past heroes, but today’s youth activists also want their own struggles, and contemporary heroes, to be recognised

  • Activate Change Drivers
6 min read