Fashioning Modern Africanism

SA’s iconic youth radio station Y, the plug to all things young, fresh and on trend is set to shake up Youth Month with the launch of its exciting new platform GRYND. As an innovative outlet for play and exploration, GRYND, is a conference created to help young people face the current economic challenges head on, by enabling the conversation of multiple income streams and advising how to creatively upscale ‘side hustles’ through various digital platforms.   With a series of high-impact masterclasses and panel discussions, the June 24 gathering at Atlas Studios promises to be the ultimate ‘meetup’ experience for young people to both share and acquire knowledge from each other and to spark meaningful conversations around entrepreneurship in a digital age through the lens of successful and creative young professionals, culture narrators and social media leaders. These include: THE CONTENTPRENEUR Master Class Speaker - Candice Modiselle (Actress, entrepreneur and content creator) THE COMED

This Youth Month, MTN Pulse is giving under 25s a chance to win internships, mentorships or other skills-development opportunities worth R1million with some of the biggest names in SA fashion, food, content creation, music and sport.  SA youth are at a huge disadvantage, with the youth unemployment rate higher than the national average. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate was 63,9% for those aged 15-24, while the current official national rate stands at 34,5%.    “A general lack of resources, access to information, and opportunities for further study are holding our youth back”, say s  Mirriam Mathebula, Manager: Youth at MTN Pulse.  “ To assist   with the alleviation of youth unemployment in South Africa, MTN Pulse is committed to equipping young South Africans with skills and resources to enable their progress”.         “Last year, we ran an upliftment campaign called The Go Show, where we travelled the country re