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    21-Year-Old Entrepreneur: ‘I Started My Business With No Funds’

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    AS TOLD TO Avthar Aniruth, a 21-year-old Durban entrepreneur, was recently featured in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list. The founder and CEO of...

    Cape Town principal faces disciplinary action over Covid-19 school closure

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    During the first peak of COVID-19 infections in 2020, Heathfield High principal Wesley Neumanm refused to open his school. He now faces a disciplinary...

    The (harmful) rise and grind of hustle culture

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    It seems like everyone has a hustle nowadays. Driving for Uber is a hustle. Starting a blog is a hustle. Picking up a side...

    For Colored Girls explores what it means to be a black...

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    Ntozake Shange’s music-drama, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, is a work of poetry, music and improvisational dance...

    UFS Medical Students Afraid To Work At Pelonomi Hospital

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    University of the Free State (UFS) medical students are concerned about their safety following several incidents of violence at the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in...

    ANC Responds to ‘Revive ANCYL’: “The Youth League Has Been Liquidated”

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    Ace Magashule, the secretary-general of the African National Congress, has responded to the ‘Revive ANCYL’ lobby group which has been pushing for the current...

    Why I Gave Up Corporate Life To Serve Gamalakhe Township

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    AS TOLD TO Phumelele Bohlale (34) a former senior employee at Unilever and Mandela Washington Fellowship alumnus left her corporate job three years back in...

    Heritage Day- What heritage are we celebrating? Or are we coerced...

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    by Thand’Olwethu Dlanga When last he addressed the nation President Cyril Ramaphosa was upbeat. In addition to announcing a loosening of the national lockdown, he...

    Read: An extract from Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story 

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    Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story is a book which tells of the making of a soccer sensation. Junior shares his experience of poverty,...

    In Their Own Words: Kea Monama on activism and racism at...

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    Puso Keamogetse Monama is 19-years-old. However, she mostly goes by Kea Monama because “it's a lot easier.” She is a host on the Blacknificent...

    From Unemployment To Owning A Company – Young People In Palmridge...

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    Unemployment levels in South Africa are at an all time high. The economy is in dire straits with no solution in sight. However, a...

    Artist Rezah Sampson on creativity and speaking up

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    Rezah Sampson has been an online personality for years. He has used the space to start conversations around social issues, especially within the queer...

    TL;DR: A roundup of SRC elections from across the country

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    Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, politics must go on. Around the country, universities adapted the elections for the 2020/2021 student representative council...

    The state of civic education in South Africa

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    One of the biggest takeaways from the 2021 local government elections was a massive decline in voter turnout. There are a number of reasons...

    Students Speak About Their Online Learning Experiences

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    Most universities in South Africa have taken their academic programme online. Even with support from these institutions to students, it hasn’t been an easy...

    You really shouldn’t be posting pictures of your kids online

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    The excitement around the first day of school never grows old. The oversized backpacks and school uniforms on children will never lose its cute...

    How is the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme supposed to work?

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    The Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) has been marred by a funds scandal. Most recently, the National Arts Council (NAC) overspent their budget within...

    “Resistance should end when Palestine is liberated.” – Mohammed El-Kurd

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    After almost two weeks of bombing, the Israeli government and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire.  This comes after at least 232 people including 65...

    In conversation with Raeesah Noor-Mahomed, climate and intersectional activist

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    Raeesah Noor-Mahomed is a South African climate and intersectional activist who has been invited to attend the COP26 summit as an observer.The 2021 United...

    Unicef Launches Youth Guide For Advocacy Created By Young People

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    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched the Youth Advocacy Guide. Released on July 24, the guide was created by young people from...