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YOUTH LEADERSHIP

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…

  • partner content
3 min read
The youth of 1976 fought for democracy. The youth of 2026 are fighting for it to deliver. File Photo
SOUTH AFRICA

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…

  • Wayne Alexander
6 min read
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
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
5 min read
Economic Freedom Fighters chairperson Veronica Mente. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ELECTION

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

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read