Prudence Mathekga - "I would like to see a change in the lines of communication between old people and young people. Youth is dying in silence because there are some conversations that are still deemed taboo or too uncomfortable to have."
POLOKWANE – Freedom Day serves as a reminder of how far South Africa has come in the past 25 years. That said, there are still things that are a bone of contention for the country. Review spoke to young people in Polokwane to find out what change they would still like to see in our democracy.
“We are 25 years into the democracy, and I would like to see more opportunities afforded to the youth. There is plenty of potential out there, it just needs to be developed by the right people,” says Ashley Rari.Gift Grill – “I want to see an end to xenophobia. For a country that claims to be a rainbow nation, I find it hard to grasp why people would hate fellow Africans. It is shocking the way people reason, it’s embarrassing.”Khethiwe Masemola – “I would like to see change in the number of youth that is unemployed. Right now, its more shocking seeing a person that gets employed in their field of study after graduation than it is to have young people sitting around for years after completing their studies.”“I would like to see more people become financially literate. We live in a time were opportunities are hard to come by and if many of us could think outside the box and know how to manage the little money that we have, we could have a chance at better standard of living,” says Tlangelani Manganyi.Prudence Mathekga – “I would like to see a change in the lines of communication between old people and young people. Youth is dying in silence because there are some conversations that are still deemed taboo or too uncomfortable to have.”
