WHERE’S THE YOUTH VOICE IN SA’S NATIONAL DIALOGUE?
Alright, let’s talk about it. It’s Youth Day in South Africa, a day meant to honour the
courage of young people who risked everything in 1976. But fast forward to 2025...
and honestly? The vibe is off.
We’ve just heard the president announce this big thing called the National Dialogue.
It’s meant to be a moment where South Africans come together and decide how to
fix what’s broken, jobs, education, poverty, crime. Big stuff.
But here's the twist:
In this 34-member Eminent Persons Group appointed to guide the process, there’s
almost no actual young person…
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