South Africans have had over forty-six days of load shedding since the beginning of the year. Eskom SOC Holdings, a South African utility company that has been struggling to meet electricity demand, has implemented load shedding to ensure equal power distribution across the country. Ela Meiring, an 18-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa, said the …

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South Africa is grappling with inefficiencies and inequalities in its education system, brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of February, students have finally been given the opportunity to return to school on a full time basis. While some will likely continue their education smoothly, others will be struggling to catch up, and many …

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South Africa is afflicted by the scourge of teenage pregnancy. For far too long, society has ignored the problem, while these incidents rise. Most girls who get pregnant never even complete their schooling, which seems to lead to a never-ending cycle. However, 18-year-old Ela Meiring, a correspondent from South Africa, believes that the matter can …

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“It always seems impossible until it’s done,” Nelson Mandela once said. It takes faith to seek to do the impossible, but faith is what South Africans must have if we are to reverse the many issues that affect us, including corruption and poor governance writes Ela Meiring, 18-year-old, Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. But what …

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“It always seems impossible until it’s done,” Nelson Mandela once said. It takes faith to seek to do the impossible, but faith is what South Africans must have if we are to reverse the many issues that affect us, including corruption and poor governance writes Ela Meiring, 18-year-old, Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. But what …

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Capetown’s Positive Beadwork Project is an initiative by Kidzpositive to train HIV/AIDs infected mothers in South Africa to produce beadwork at home.  Right now, more than 100 infected mothers are making beaded pins, wristbands, napkin rings, eyeglass holders, and Christmas ornaments. The website describes the effort: The Project is purely a job creation enterprise with up to …

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Young people at a Youth Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization received a crash course in geo-politics and international security. Zuki Mqolomba, a 25-year-old South African from Johannesburg, reports. I had the opportunity to attend the NATO Youth Summit in Portugal, Lisbon, held between 19 and 20 September 2010. The summit was held alongside meetings of …

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Young people at a Youth Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization received a crash course in geo-politics and international security. Zuki Mqolomba, a 25-year-old South African from Johannesburg, reports. I had the opportunity to attend the NATO Youth Summit in Portugal, Lisbon, held between 19 and 20 September 2010. The summit was held alongside meetings of …

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Young people should be in the driving-seat of their own personal development, enabled by government and other stakeholders to be active agents of change, according to Zuki Mqolomba, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. More young people are poor or underemployed than ever before. Youths make up 30 percent of the total working-age population. Millions …

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Young people should be in the driving-seat of their own personal development, enabled by government and other stakeholders to be active agents of change, according to Zuki Mqolomba, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa. More young people are poor or underemployed than ever before. Youths make up 30 percent of the total working-age population. Millions …

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