Youth Leadership
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Pfarelo Maphangula
At just 23, Pfarelo Maphangula is proving that leadership is measured less by age than by the lives it changes. A teacher, social entrepreneur and community leader, he has built…
Kaylen Benjamin Healy
Three years ago, Kaylen Benjamin Healy walked into EleaThom Mentorship looking for guidance. Today, he is helping shape the futures of the next generation of aspiring lawyers,…
Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane
Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane is helping shape a generation of young South Africans who see leadership not as a title, but as a responsibility. As managing director of Agape Youth…
Zaheer Sooliman
Zaheer Sooliman, 24, is helping reshape how young Africans engage with global diplomacy. As co-founder and executive director of the Global Africa MUN Agency (G.A.M.A.), he is…
Shandukani Taylor Mufamadi
Shandukani Taylor Mufamadi, 25, is building more than a media platform — she is cultivating a continental network of young Africans determined to shape the future. Through…
Forty Under 40 South Africa Returns to Celebrate the Nation’s Most Influential Young Leaders
Nominations are officially open for the 4th edition of the Forty Under 40 South Africa Awards, a prestigious platform dedicated to identifying, honoring, and celebrating the…
June 16 at 50: Who will lead the revolution?
Reflecting on 50 years since the Soweto Uprising, this article explores how the challenges faced by South Africa's youth today, particularly unemployment, demand a new kind of…
G20’s youth forum split over wording and accountability structure
For the first time in 14 years, the G20 youth engagement group (Y20) closed its summit last week without issuing a communiqué — the set of recommendations that usually feeds into…
Push for Veronica Mente to be EFF’s first female deputy leader grows
The Economic Freedom Fighters chairperson is popular with the branches and is backed by a number of provinces