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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…

The youth of 1976 fought for democracy. The youth of 2026 are fighting for it to deliver. File Photo

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…

South Africa’s push for a permanent Y20 council met strong resistance, exposing divisions on climate, gender and technology and leaving the forum without a final communiqué

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…

Economic Freedom Fighters chairperson Veronica Mente. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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