June 16, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Calls Putin to Discuss Food and Fertiliser Supplies
During a phone call on Wednesday, the two BRICS leaders stressed intention to 'expand mutually beneficial cooperation' Read more »
South Africa: Truck Blockade on National Road an 'Act of Economic Sabotage' - Durban Commerce Chamber
Traffic on the N3 started flowing again on Thursday evening after a day of blockades by trucks seriously disrupted traffic on the normally busy Van Reenen's Pass. The blockade shut… Read more »
South Africa: More Than Two Months Later, Destitute Durban Deluge Victims Wait for Promised Housing
Elderly people and small children are among those still living in community halls in KwaZulu-Natal after the floods in April. One municipal official blamed 'construction mafias'… Read more »
South Africa: Residents Say 'Black Lives Don't Matter' After 86 Die in 36 Mass Shootings in One Year
Khayelitsha, one of Cape Town's largest suburbs, has been rocked by several mass shootings in the past few months. On Youth Day (with ANC councillors for the area glaringly absent)… Read more »
South Africa: If Jake White's Bulls Win the URC It Could Be His Finest Coaching Achievement
The Bulls travel to Cape Town as underdogs to face the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship final on Saturday. Bulls coach Jake White has already written another impressive… Read more »
South Africa: Young People March to Union Buildings to Present Demands for a Better Future
At a Youth Day Parade on Thursday, more than 1,000 young people from a range of organisations marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in pursuit of systemic change. In a… Read more »
South Africa: The Bells of Westminster Abbey Toll for the Arch
Thursday's memorial service at Westminster Abbey saw hundreds of friends of the beloved Archbishop Desmond Tutu literally walking over the body of another evangelical… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Parties Slam the ANC Government for Failing SA's Young People
There's nothing to celebrate this Youth Day, opposition parties argue because young people have no future under the ANC government. Read more »
South Africa: Durban South Residents Resist Engen Plans for Fuel Storage Depot
A group of angry residents of Merebank and surrounding areas braved the rain and protested outside the Engen refinery on Wednesday, 15 June, in response to the oil giant's plans to… Read more »
South Africa: 16 June - So What, When the Youth Cannot Freely Express Themselves 46 Years Later?
Youth Day, 16 June, is here again - and we will go about it with the same activities and conversations as usual. Read more »
South Africa: State of Education On the Ground Differs From Government Reports - Youth Experts
As the country remembers the events of the 1976 Soweto demonstrations, South African youth still raise questions over unfulfilled promises of access to quality education. Read more »
South Africa: 'The Future and the Youth Are Inseparable' - Youth Perspectives On GBV and Combating a Social Scourge
Gender-based violence and femicide feature prominently among the concerns of South Africa's youth, as evidenced by the highlighting of this issue within a youth-generated… Read more »
South Africa: 'Youth Are Starved of Opportunities', Say Experts Ahead of Youth Day
Young experts say a collaboration between government, institutions of higher learning and consultations with youth is the best approach to curb youth unemployment in South Africa.… Read more »
South Africa: The Chamber of Thoughts - a Youth Day Exhibition Capturing the Reflections of Young Artists
As part of the Youth Day Parade on Thursday, 16 June, Sumaiyah Ally Kotty and Mariam Bawa of Studio Sketch have curated an exhibition featuring art, poetry and photography produced… Read more »
South Africa: Organised Young People Are the Enablers of a Just Education System
The capacity of young people to organise is a tool for liberation in South Africa's communities. Young people have long played a key role in the fight for a just education system… Read more »
South Africa: SA Retail Trade Sales Rise 3.4 Percent Year On Year in April
The economic data from the second quarter of 2022 has been generally bleak. But South Africans at least seem to be still spending, notably on durable goods. Read more »
June 15, 2022
South Africa: Durban's Sewage-Fouled Beaches Closed Indefinitely for Swimming
With sewage pollution still above safe swimming levels at several places along the Durban coastline, there is still no certainty on when the city's main beaches will reopen. Read more »
South Africa: 'A Spit in the Face' - Young Activists Are Clear About Whether Government Has Delivered On the Constitution's Promise
Ahead of Youth Day 2022, Maverick Citizen spoke to young activists about their views on our Constitution and its implementation by the government. Read more »
South Africa: Volunteering an Opportunity to Learn Critical Workplace Skills and Give Back At the Same Time
Whether fresh out of school, working a part-time job or still studying, signing up to assist a good cause can help young people develop marketable skills, and set themselves apart… Read more »
Africa: World Trade Organisation Urged to Scrap 'Limiting' Trips Waiver
More than 150 civil society organisations from around the world are pushing for a 'real' TRIPS waiver to be adopted by the time a World Trade Organisation conference wraps up on… Read more »
South Africa: Say No to Rich Nations and WTO Bullying in Geneva - Why South Africa Should Stand Up and Not Be Silenced
Developing countries should not be coerced into accepting a bad deal on waiving intellectual property rights but insist on one that puts lives before profits or political agendas. Read more »
South Africa: Does Journalism Have a Place in Contemporary Society? This Is What Young Reporters Have to Say
Behind the keyboard -- who the young mavericks are and what they think about being a journalist in a time when there has never been such free access to information. Read more »
South Africa: Determined Survivors of Apartheid-Era Atrocities Describe Their Anguish of Being Forgotten and Ignored
For more than two decades, survivors of human rights violations have been protesting, petitioning and even sleeping outside government buildings for days on end out of desperation… Read more »
South Africa: If Jake White's Bulls Win the Urc It Could Be His Finest Coaching Achievement
The Bulls travel to Cape Town as underdogs to face the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship final on Saturday. Bulls coach Jake White has already written another impressive… Read more »
South Africa: Durban's Sewage-Fouled Beaches Closed Indefinitely for Swimming
With sewage pollution still above safe swimming levels at several places along the Durban coastline, there is still no certainty on when the city's main beaches will reopen. Read more »