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Opinion | South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth.
Without the means and data to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, COVID-19 reinforces how SA’s data-divide remains a barrier to young people’s progress and potential to learn.

Listen | Why data prices matter to young job-seekers.
Stephen Grootes hosted a mediated conversation on the fall of data prices following Vodacom's agreement with the Competition Commission on his breakfast show, SAfm Sunrise.He was joined by Youth Capital's Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams, Jan Vermeulen (Editor of MyBroadBand), Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng (Acting Chair of The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and Koketso Moeti (Founder of Amandla Mobi).

Opinion | Young People Must Help Design a Youth Employment Plan.
To reduce youth unemployment, young South Africans need to be involved in the design and implementation of the President’s recently announced Presidential Youth Employment Plan.

Listen | What does youth unemployment look like post SONA 2020?
Youth Capital's Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams discusses youth unemployment in the context of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the Budget Speech 2020.

Opinion | It’s time to stop paying lip service to young people.
In this piece for the City Press, Youth Capital outlines how young people's experiences can and should shape the national response to youth unemployment.

Opinion| Let’s get behind the General Education Certificate – and make it work!
In this analysis for the Daily Maverick, DGMT Deputy CEO Janet Jobson and Youth Capital Project Lead Kristal Duncal-Williams look at what formalising the end of compulsory schooling in Grade 9 could unlock for young people and the whole education system.
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