Where to now for the youth who led South Sudan’s struggle?

The youth of South Sudan played a major role in the independence struggle, bringing new technology and modern ideas to rally support for succession. Yet these same young people now face huge difficulties that are obstructing their participation in constructing their new country – lack of education and job opportunities among them. Maddy Halyard, an [...]

Football as an agent of change

World cup fever is all over South Africa – and the world – at the moment.  When it all comes to an end, what will be left? A group of people and organisations are working hard to ensure that some of the excitement of 2010 is transformed into a sustainable commitment to social development. Idasa is [...]

What does 1976 mean to a young whitey?

By Yvette Geyer: We need to see how 1976 liberated the white community … Every year when we celebrate Youth Day it seems the focus is on the liberation of the majority. Every year I reflect on how 1976 liberated me – a young white middle class South African woman. Without 1976 I would never [...]