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TsholofeloTsholo lives at Zithobeni with her son, her parents and siblings: “It helps because I don’t pay for rent.” ...
13/11/2022

Tsholofelo

Tsholo lives at Zithobeni with her son, her parents and siblings: “It helps because I don’t pay for rent.” She contributes food from her job in a restaurant in Bronkhorstpruit. Young people like Tsholo are concerned that their areas lack functioning recreation facilities and have many social problems.

XoliXoli alternates between her grandmother’s house in Ekangala and her parents' home a t Zithobeni: “I use my grandmo...
11/11/2022

Xoli

Xoli alternates between her grandmother’s house in Ekangala and her parents' home a t Zithobeni: “I use my grandmother's house in section I to run a business. I am using it to sell beef stew bones, detergent, fabric softener and plaiting hair. I also plait hair at my parents’ house. I started the business because I needed some income. After all, there are no job opportunities. I have been in the bones business for a year. My mom also sells chickens from the house in Zithobeni”.

ThabangThabang works as a car washer from time to time but dreams of other work: becoming a social worker, or a business...
11/11/2022

Thabang

Thabang works as a car washer from time to time but dreams of other work: becoming a social worker, or a business man in transport logistics.

Thabang lives in an outside room of a house shared by 7 family members: his parents, siblings and their children.

Photos by Mark Lewis

Bheki Bheki lives in Ekangala, South Africa. He works as a junior technician. He describes his work as nearby - but expl...
10/11/2022

Bheki

Bheki lives in Ekangala, South Africa. He works as a junior technician. He describes his work as nearby - but explains this means he only has to wake at 3.30am to get a 4.30am bus rather than waking at 2am.

FrankFrank is one of the 23% of the youth surveyed who are formally employed. He has has a permanent job, working in a ...
09/11/2022

Frank

Frank is one of the 23% of the youth surveyed who are formally employed. He has has a permanent job, working in a plastics factory as a trucking assistant. He plans to run his own transport business in the future. “Being employed allows me to improve my home and start my business”.

Photos by Mark Lewis

09/11/2022

Pretty has a beautiful voice. Listen to the song she wrote featuring Griffiths Ndlovu.

The song is also available on Soundcloud. Click the link in our bio to find out more.

PrettyPretty used to live in a rented backroom in Dark City, with her boyfriend and her son. Now she and her son live al...
08/11/2022

Pretty

Pretty used to live in a rented backroom in Dark City, with her boyfriend and her son. Now she and her son live along with her sister and two other children in her father’s house, the same house where Pretty was born. She helps him with the chicken and egg business they run from home. Pretty also has a stand in the informal area of Bhubesini where she has constructed two rooms, but the area has no electricity and water. She’ll build further when she has some financial stability.

Photos by Mark Lewis

Moreen’s family give her strength and joy: “When I’m with my daughter, she brings me so much happiness and she makes me ...
08/11/2022

Moreen’s family give her strength and joy: “When I’m with my daughter, she brings me so much happiness and she makes me feel like this world belongs to me. Even when I’m angry she lifts me up. I look at her and feel like all is well in me. She defines love, she makes me happy in every way”.

Take a look at Moreen’s storybook “Take Me As I Am”.

For further information, click the link in our bio!

Moreen “Whatever little is available people fight for it. especially access to factory jobs …these days employment oppor...
07/11/2022

Moreen

“Whatever little is available people fight for it. especially access to factory jobs …these days employment opportunities are sold, so you have to have money to buy a job. The way I see it, the only way to access any job is through someone else, if you do not know anyone then forget about it”

Moreen lives in an RDP house in Ekangala with her mother, her sisters and children, a total of seven people. She shares a bedroom with her mother and her child.

Photos by Mark Lewis

Please join us this Tuesday, 8 November, for the second instalment of the South African Youth Futures showcase. The show...
07/11/2022

Please join us this Tuesday, 8 November, for the second instalment of the South African Youth Futures showcase. The showcase will be held at the Fassler Gallery and begin at 16:30. We hope to see you there!

VuyiswaVuyi is studying criminal justice through Unisa. She has also trained as a legal secretary but has not yet found ...
06/11/2022

Vuyiswa

Vuyi is studying criminal justice through Unisa. She has also trained as a legal secretary but has not yet found in-service training. She lives with her parents and 5 siblings in Dark City.

Vuyi is concerned about mental health among young people, especially related to high unemployment. Read here the commentary she produced on this.

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