Report highlights what young people need from the Basic Education Employment...
Young people who take part into the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) need a focus on relevant and transferrable skills, workplace mentorship, contract periods and...
Sally Partridge on the inspiration for “The Girl Who Chased Otters”
In her latest book, The Girl Who Chased Otters, award-winning novelist, Sally Partridge brings to life the complexity of being a young adult. One...
In conversation with Education Africa founder, James Urdang
In 1992, James Urdang founded the NPO, Education Africa. It is an organisation that aims to “educate, equip, and empower disadvantaged South Africans to...
This is how champion teachers are helping learners return to school...
Tefo Gaebetse and Frederick Ocansey — Champion Teachers in the Yethu network in the Northern Cape have prevented not one but four learners from dropping...
Op-ed: Are we doing enough to empower young people as digital...
Even if you’ve got your house kitted out with all the latest smart tech, understand blockchains and NFTs, and can’t wait to explore the...
Read: An extract from Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story
Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story is a book which tells of the making of a soccer sensation. Junior shares his experience of poverty,...
Aluta continua, we are yet to know freedom!
On 7th July 2021, the people of South Africa were left in disbelief when former state president Jacob Zuma handed himself over to the...
#JulyUnrest: Reaching the “end of the rainbow” but with no pot...
For all of the times South Africa has been called a “Rainbow Nation,” we have only been chasing rainbows. The recent riots of July...
A family meeting: a seat at the all black table
Mr. President, we need to talk. We are living in a state of false unity and we can’t continue living like barcodes - separate...
The DCF’s work readiness programme to benefit final year students
Due to a shortage of skills and the high youth unemployment rate in South Africa, many tertiary graduates struggle to find employment opportunities. To...
We need a new deal to give us the honest and...
We need a new deal to give us the honest and responsive government we deserve. Here’s how, writes Mava Boya from IDIKELETHU NEWS in...
Ambitious strategies are needed to turn the corner on South Africa’s...
There has been no notable change in South Africa's unemployment rate in recent years. Youth unemployment has always been a problem in South Africa,...
OPINION: Reimagining a schooling culture of care
Since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, there have been renewed calls to re-imagine education. In doing so, we must begin to engage with...
With such uncertainty and mistrust in our leadership and political parties,...
For far too long now, the South African youth has been reduced to little more than spectators. In a country which, close to three...
Four major problems the July riots brought into sharp focus
The recent riots in South Africa have revealed a lot about where the country really is. People in South Africa are hungry, and they...
Listen to the Voices of the Youth
Accountability Lab South Africa along with media partner The Daily Vox present Accountability Lab South Africa’s Voices of the Youth series. Along with the...
Accountability Lab South Africa’s Voices of the Youth series
Accountability Lab South Africa along with media partner The Daily Vox present Accountability Lab South Africa's Voices of the Youth series.
Following the social unrest...
Vanessa Nakate writes her story in “A Bigger Picture”
Vanessa Nakate is writing her story for herself and for thousands of other young people on the African continent. In A Bigger Picture, Nakate...
What does the matric pass rate actually tell us about the...
The annual matric pass rate is traditionally considered a measure of the health of our schooling system. This statistic is an important indicator for...
6 scholarships and opportunities you could apply for today
Here are some of the best opportunities and scholarships for 2022.
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Mauritius-Africa scholarship scheme
The government...
