On the 8th May 2015 Youth Lab joined forced with comedian Condrad Koch and political puppet Chester Missing to raise funds for to contribute to the education of two students from Wits University. In a night filled with South Africanisms, satire and even some song and dance Chester Missing and fellow stellar comedians Lihle Msimang, […]
Young people are the country’s future, but where do they fit in in building that future? The number of challenges faced by South Africa’s youth are daunting, from unemployment, to crime and substance abuse and a wholesale response is needed. The proposed National Youth Policy 2020, plans to be just that. Youth Lab, in partnership […]
iCre8 eKasi is a Youth Lab is a township economic revitalisation project aimed at innovating economic ecosystems in townships. iCre8 ekasi leverages potential opportunity for economic investment and trade by focusing on mapping, innovating and reactivating the potential of young people as economic actors. Through iCre8 ekasi townships are changed into hubs of social and […]
Understanding South Africa’s national budget is key to understanding the direction the country is going in. All the facts and figures, policies and percentages can seem daunting, so Youth Lab broke down the budget to the Top 10 Things You Need To Know.
Youth Lab has waded through the manifesto rhetoric to break down what each party offers young South Africans in the 2014 election. African National Congress The Democratic Alliance The Economic Freedom Fighters Inkatha Freedom Party United Democratic Movement Pan-African Congress Azanian People’s Organisation
“The Africa we want” is the message of Agenda2063, a 50 year Africa plan that outlines the shared vision of the African Union for the future of the continent. With 7 Aspirations Agenda2063 acknowledges the capabilities of young Africans and demographic dividend youth represent at the forefront of the Africa’s development vision. In 2015 and […]
The national fiscus is one of any government’s tools for good governance and ensuring the development of a country and its citizens. Youth make up a large and important demographic in African countries as they represent a large segment of working age people, are a consumer base and have the greatest potential to generate new […]
On the 26th July 2013, Youth Lab in Partnership with the Wits Centre of Entrepreneurship hosted a youth-led, solutions oriented dialogue on entrepreneurship among young South Africans. The dialogue brought together young entrepreneurs, government representatives, academics, entrepreneurial support structures and successful entrepreneurs to engage on key strategies toward entrepreneurial success. Youth Lab is pleased to […]
In April 2016, Youth Lab, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, hosted a Policy Conversation at Rhodes University. This conversation was sparked by the growing decolonisation movements that have swept through universities in South Africa. Students at universities across the country have, through protest action, articulated the crucial need for a decolonisation of the […]
In April 2016, Youth Lab, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, hosted a Policy Conversation at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Teaming up with the university branches of the Black Management Forum, the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants in South Africa and the Black Lawyers Association, the discussion centred on the need […]