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Youth Month

The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) has identified several priority interventions to accelerate pathways into the economy for young people over the next five years. 

The PYEI was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022 as a multi-sector action plan directed at addressing South Africa’s youth unemployment challenge. 

Vuk’uzenzele Newspaper had the opportunity to engage young people through its Vuk Talks initiative which was set under the theme of encouraging the youth to join the artisanship sector.

When 33- year-old Hombakazi Nqandeka struggled to find a job after completing her Master's degree, she did not allow this to deter her opting instead to turn her hobby into a handcraft business named Homba Crafts.

Many children are at risk of being abducted when their parents or guardians are unable to pick them up from school. To address this challenge, two young people have come up with an innovative idea to ensure child safety in schools.

Ntokozo Hlomuka (26) and Keletso Lekwakwe (24) are the founders of PasswordKid, a system that helps to verify parents, transport drivers, or trustees when they pick up children from school.

Many men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer tend to feel isolated and often find it difficult to seek help. After the diagnosis, their lives change dramatically and it is at this time that they need not only medical care but also support to help them cope with the disease.

Andrew Oberholzer, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa (PCFSA), said there is a dire need to raise awareness about the disease.

Prostate cancer poses an increasing threat, especially to South African men of black African descent as they have been found to be at higher risk of getting the disease.

Prostate cancer is a disease that disrupts the normal functioning of male reproductive organs by causing uncontrolled cell growth.

It can lead to death.

The National Assembly recently approved the South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official language in the country. 

Until now, the South African Constitution provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

The preparations of the Spar Proteas for the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup are taking shape, as Boitumelo Mahloko gears up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent her country at a World Cup played on home soil. 

For the 22-year-old goal defender from Polokwane, Limpopo, playing for the national team is an honour.

“To be part of the team that’s going to play the World Cup in Cape Town is huge,” she told Vuk’uzenzele with excitement.