A CLOSER LOOK INTO POWERING THE NATION’S FUTURE – THE IRP 2025
2025-10-28
Amirah Hassim evaluates the R2,23 trillion Integrated Resource Plan (2025) and the potential this plan holds for the nation, especially the youth.
Amirah Hassim evaluates the R2,23 trillion Integrated Resource Plan (2025) and the potential this plan holds for the nation, especially the youth.
In light of Money Smart Week 2025 and Women’s Month, Ismail considers South Africa’s employment realities with urgency.
Amirah Hassim outlines how South African youth will bear the brunt of the US tariffs, given their persistently high unemployment rate, and proposes ways to mitigate this burden through diversification.
Sonia Twongyeirwe describes the state of the basic right to freedom of trade, occupation, profession and labour relations in South Africa, as outlined in the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Human Rights Report Card.
Ismail Joosub acknowledges that official labour statistics may overlook critical aspects of youth unemployment, particularly within the informal economy, and that both the private and public sectors need to pay attention to this opportunity.
Ismail Joosub considers the third rendition of the budget speech and what it would look like if it did not skirt around our most urgent long-term challenge: The economic and social exclusion of young people.
Ezra Mendel, Intern of the Constitutional Advancement Programme, reflects on and celebrates the South African Institute of International Affairs’ recent conference which aimed to empower the youth and allow them to familiarise themselves with the Youth 20.
The Constitution enshrines the right to not just a basic education, but also a further education in section 29(1)(b). The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is one of the vehicles that the State has chosen to do this through.
“World Youth Skills Day” gives every nation the chance to evaluate how well its young are being prepared for the work environment of tomorrow. However, the basic education system in South Africa is not providing our young with a solid enough basis for future skill development.