Opinion

Agency adrift: NYDA leaders have failed our youth

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) was created to be a lifeline for South Africa’s young people, yet its leadership has turned it into...

We exist. We belong. And we are not going anywhere

For years, we have been told we do not exist. That being gay is un-African. That we are a threat to families. That we...

The nicotine Wild West: How South Africa birthed the next generation...

Somewhere around 2012, electronic cigarettes began popping up in shops across the country. It was a nicotine-infused Wild West: an open market for slick...

‘The law is clear’: Sasha Stevenson fights back as vigilantes try...

SECTION27’s offices are situated on De Korte Street in Braamfontein, a stone’s throw from the University of the Witwatersrand’s main campus and more or...

From imagination to productivity: AI’s path to scale

From June 23 to 25, Dalian, a port city in China, is hosting the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World...

Charmza

Bafana Bafana midfield workhorse Teboho Mokoena is undoubtedly our Charmza this week. First, Mokoena showed the whole world how patriotic he is when tears...

Moegoe

The cheek of Geordin Hill-Lewis, the DA’s new darling, is something to behold. No sooner does he snatch the crown than he plays Brutus...

Climate literate youth: The key to environmental justice

Every June, World Environment Day is observed. In South Africa, in the same month, we reflect on the sacrifices of the 1976 youth as...

Dhladhla’s passing at work: An ongoing toxic workplace regime

In my industrial sociology class with the late Prof Eddie Webster in the mid-1990s, I was introduced to how the South African apartheid workplace...

TVET colleges investing in youth and future economy

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges have increasingly become a topic when debating South Africa’s post-school education and training system and youth...