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It’s more than seven years since the #FeesMustFall protests. Then as now, we have to ask, have their prospects improved?

It’s not ‘happy Youth Day’ for many

It’s more than seven years since the #FeesMustFall protests. Then as now, we have to ask, have their prospects improved?

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What Youth Day means to South Africa’s young people

Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today

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The 1976 Generation is brought into vivid relief

‘Scattered: A Personal Story of the 1976 Generation’ by Khulu Mbatha frames the events of 1976 in a wider political context

Sam Nzima’s photograph of Hector Pieterson.

Echoes down the corridor: The meaning of June 16

The class of 1976 shook off the previous generation’s climate of fear and showed the country what it could achieve through mobilisation. Now, more than ever, we need to take heed

Brianna Fruean is a young Pioneering Climate campaigner from Samoa and a recipient of the 2022 Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award

Heed the youth on climate change

To force a climate breakthrough, leaders must listen to and promote the stories of young people

(Un)remembering intergenerational youth struggles at Stellenbosch University

The institution cannot progress if it chooses to un-remember its culture of racism

Although there are several state-sponsored initiatives aimed at creating work opportunities, these initiatives tend to miss many young people who are isolated as a result of vulnerabilities and social exclusion.

Are we being the leaders that our youth deserve?

With unemployment in that sector at almost catastrophic levels, it is essential to ensure that the drain of skills to other countries is halted in its tracks and that sound…