ANALYSIS Reassessing SA’s political holidays: Are they still relevant in our changing society? 4 min 4 By Stephen Grootes
JUNE 16 VIOLENCE Police fire rubber bullets at crowd outside Youth Day event, injuring 67 3 min 10 By Lerato Mutsila
YOUTH DAY OP-ED The devastating impact of unemployment on the mental health of SA’s young people 4 min 0 By Stefani du Toit
YOUTH DAY Mashatile declares South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis a ‘moral emergency’ 3 min 8 By Lerato Mutsila
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 9-14 JUNE This week in Civil Society — Unpacking food safety, discussion on decolonising conservation and tackling youth in crisis 4 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
LOST GENERATIONS OP-ED SA’s youth losing hope in State’s ability to help them achieve their dreams 4 min 2 By Katiso Buthelezi and Siboniso Sikhakhane
YOUTH DAY From the archives: Counter contemplation - what the legacy of the June 16 Soweto uprising means today 10 min 10 By J Brooks Spector
YOUTH DAY REFLECTION The spirit of SA's 1976 Soweto youth uprising lives on in today’s generation 5 min 5 By Lerato Mutsila
KNOWDEMWELL #EndSARS human rights defender exiled after police brutality protests takes up fight against disinformation 4 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
BLOODSOAKED SOCIETY OP-ED As we remember Marikana, we must also mourn the countless victims of SA’s everyday violence 3 min 5 By David Bruce
HUNT FOR WORK Growing number of hurdles to youth employment leave many despondent in SA — but there is hope 3 min 0 By Yiming Fu
Youth Day 2023 Desperate jobseekers queue at Nasrec, as Gauteng government launches Nasi Ispani campaign to recruit 8,000 workers 4 min 5 By Michelle Banda
YOUTH DAY 2023 The devaluation of Youth Day in Soweto tells a story of despondency among young people 4 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane
POWER TO THE YOUTH OP-ED Youth Day and The Day of the African Child — honouring the past, empowering the future 6 min 0 By Chrissy Dube and Lennon Monyae
YOUTH DAY PROFILE Champion pool player from Lavender Hill Shaiyene Fritz focuses on community upliftment 4 min 0 By Keanan Hemmonsbey
YOUTH RISING 2023 From wherewithal to wear-with-all – how young people are pushing for slow fashion 7 min 0 By Julia Evans
YOUTH DAY 2023 Soweto founder sacrifices from his own pocket to nurture young soccer stars in Naledi 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
YOUTH DAY 2023 Young people in Soweto are hustling for themselves rather than waiting for jobs promised by government 7 min 1 By Tshabalira Lebakeng
YOUTH RISING 2023 Meet the bold Gen Z learner who uses his break time at school for his climate activism 6 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
YOUTH DAY 2023 ‘They just need a chance’ – NPO founder believes young people in ‘neglected’ Finetown can shine 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ISS TODAY OP-ED Supportive family systems pivotal to preventing African youth recruitment into violent extremism 3 min 0 By Isel Ras
