Youthday2022
latest news & developmentsIt’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?
What Youth Day means to South Africa’s young people
Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today
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
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
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
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…