Youth day
GEOFFREY MAKHUBO: Our youth mustn’t be content to dig COVID-19 graves
Imagine what we could achieve if young people, with their propensity to influence trends, were to decide that the new fashion to be followed is one that is...
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Ramaphosa challenges youth to take charge and shake up SA economy
The president has called on the youth to rise up and build an inclusive country that was free of xenophobia and gender-based violence.
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Ramaphosa: Youth must rise to challenge of leading SA’s recovery post- COVID-19
The president on Tuesday encouraged the youth to take the lead in coming up with innovative ideas to make the country more inclusive.
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President Ramaphosa: Youth can rebuild the economy to be more inclusive
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an address in commemoration of Youth Day. Today, Ramaphosa is also participating in an interactive panel discussion with young people as part of the virtual Youth Day celebrations.
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Malema: COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in our education system
The EFF leader challenged the government to enact and implement relief measures for young people and society at large while reflecting on the economic and unemployment challenges faced by many.
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Ramaphosa calls on youth for solutions to revive SA’s economy
The president spoke on Tuesday during a virtual dialogue with young people as part of the Youth Day commemorations.
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RUBY HEALING: How SA’s young, white people can help fight racism
We’ve all faced some sort of discrimination in our lives due to our gender, race, sexuality, religion, abilities or even socio-economic status. But there are things that young, white people can do to bring about change, writes Ruby Healing.
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FEATURE: Youth Day: A new generation does its part
EWN multimedia reporter Sethembiso Zulu spent a week in and around Gauteng to find members of the COVID-19 brigade and celebrate them as South Africa marks the 44th anniversary of the Soweto student uprising in 1976.
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SA’s young people still face unemployment and poverty
While the country enjoys the privileges for which many, including the youth of 1976 sacrificed, young people in 2020 are faced with major struggles of their own, accounting for 63% of the unemployed.
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Ramaphosa urges young men to be more active in fighting GBV
President Cyril Ramaphosa has virtually delivered the keynote address of the African National Congress (ANC)’s Youth Day commemoration on Monday afternoon.
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Some ANC members picket outside Luthuli House ahead of Youth Day
The anti-racism picket was part of the party’s ongoing campaign to call on all sectors of society to unite and intensify the fight against racial prejudice.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA must strengthen its justice system
In his weekly letter, the president call on young men in particular to take up the struggle against gender-based violence.
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21 victims of Limpopo Youth Day crash buried in mass funeral
Government offered support to the victim’s families. Several officials including Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula will attend the funeral.
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Long weekend accidents claim 42 lives in Limpopo
In one incident, 24 died when a minibus collided with a bus along R81 in Maphalle in the Mopani region.
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Motlanthe urges young people to pursue studies in digital technology
Kgalema Motlanthe said those with digital technology skills would have an added advantage in the highly competitive job market under the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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GALLERY: Soweto Spin Fest: Drifting for youth
Crowds gathered at an empty plot near West Rand Garden on the N12 towards Potchefstroom to celebrate Youth Day on 16 June 2019.
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Ramaphosa vs Malema: who did the vosho best?
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at this year's Youth Day celebrations at the Peter Mokaba Cricket Club in Polokwane, Limpopo.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: To be young, willing but black
Busani Ngcaweni writes passionately about the challenges faced by young black South Africans, 25 years after the demise of Apartheid.
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Zikalala: Youth must prioritise education
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said the provincial government will continue with efforts to empower the youth to participate in the mainstream economy.
