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There is a mismatch in the demand of skills in the country and the specific careers that young people go for. That's according to chief partnerships officer at the Youth Employment Service, Tsholo Mogotsi, who spoke to YNews on the high unemployment rate in the country. Mogotsi was reacting to the latest joblessness figures, which revealed that 32.1% of South Africans were without jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023. […]

  Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says the incident involving a 13-year-old shooting his school principal is a reflection of the society we live in. The incident has sparked concern in the country about the prevalence of violence, which has no trickled into the schooling system. Speaking to YNews, Makaneta says crime in the country is getting out of control and something has to be done about it. 'The issue of […]

  Director of The Teddy Bear Clinic, Dr Shaheda Omar, says the actions of the 13-year-old who shot his school principal could be a cry out for help. The Grade 6 learner was arrested on Friday after shooting the 51-year-old Primrose Primary School principal. He was allegedly angry after the teacher chastised him and other pupils, ordering them to gather in the school's foyer to study. Speaking to YNews, Omar […]

Gun Free South Africa says incidents like the shooting of a principal in Primrose, Germiston, can be averted by South Africans not having guns in their homes. A 13-year-old Grade 6 learner appeared in court today for wounding the Primrose Primary School principal on Friday after he had instructed him and other pupils to gather in the foyer and study. Speaking to YNews, the Director of Gun Free South Africa, Adele […]

Social media users flooded the platform with music love fest, Valentine’s proposals and many other mushy love scenes as the world celebrates Valentine's Day. The day is an annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager school learners — and critics who say it's just another money making scheme. It can be traced back to the story of St. Valentine who is remembered for his selfless acts […]

  Professor of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, John Stremlau, says he doesn't believe that the proposed bill to review the bilateral relationship between the US and SA will pass. The remarks come after two US congressmen made the proposal before Senate, following the International Criminal Court's (ICJ) ruling, which ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The bill proposed bill […]

  Amnesty International Researcher, Nciko wa Nciko, says Madagascar's bid to have peadophiles surgically castrated is not a silver bullet for the under-reporting of such crimes in the country, where perpetrators often go free due to the victims' and their families' fear of retaliation, stigmatisation, and a lack of trust in the judicial system. The bill was passed in Parlaiment last week Friday and states that those found guilty of […]

Political think-tank, the Rivonia Circle, has described the Economic Freedom Fighter's boycott of tonight's State of the Nation Address (SONA) as politically interesting with no real impact. Earlier, the party announced its decision in a statement. The red berets are upset over a high court ruling which dismissed the party's urgent bid to have the suspension of six EFF MPs, from attending the sixth administration's last SONA. Party leader, Julius […]

Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would see a four-and-a-half-month truce in the organisation's war with Israel. The news comes as the conflict that's claimed the lives of over 27 000 Palestinians and more than 1 200 Israelis entered its fourth month. Qatar has been working with the US and Egypt in facilitating talks between the warring groups and says Hamas has responded positively to a proposed ceasefire in […]