Hundreds of young South Africans gathered in Pretoria for the annual Youth Day Parade for Justice and Change, saying that as stakeholders in the future of the country, they would no longer be ignored
To be a teenager at this moment is, to put it as a Gen Z would say, ‘not it’. But young climate activists like Otsile Nkadimeng are fighting for change while also juggling school and planning a future.
For many young people facing the prospect of a rainbow nation in ashes, climate activism is a crucial space for expression and recognition. It is a platform to be heard as the leaders of tomorrow… and today.