Youth

Youth advisory centres to be set up

CENTRES in three disadvantaged areas will offer career information and guidance, as well as business skills, to unemployed youth.

National Youth Service launched

UNEMPLOYED young people will be given the opportunity to get vital skills and experience to find jobs through the National Youth Service.

Learners choose a higher path

HIGH school learners from two inner city schools have completed the Silence the Violence programme, and have learned that there are alternatives to crime and violence.

City kids learn about road safety

A ROAD safety track has been opened at the inner city CityKidz school, where young children are taught road safety and responsibility.

Young artists are on show at CIT:Y

ALL manner of artistic expression forms part of the CIT:Y Festival, a platform for arts students from several tertiary institutions to show their work.

GigaPan Conversations

PANORAMIC photographs taken by learners from Soweto and their peers in the United States are on show at Museum Africa as part of an international collaboration.

Young councillors jet off to the US

IN the second part of a student exchange programme, eight of Joburg's student councillors are flying to Fulton County for a two-week visit.

CIT:Y celebrates young Jozi artists

VISUAL art, dance, crafts, design, filmmaking - these and other forms of art make up the citywide CIT:Y festival that showcases Johannesburg's up-and-coming young artists.

Dialogue focuses on differences

CULTURAL differences are the topic of the JoLiFe dialogue, and issues of language, music, and literature are expected to be put on the table.

JoLiFe launches writing competition

YOUNG writers have been urged to submit their work for the JoLiFe Writing Competition. The theme this year is Traditions I hold dear.

Soweto Festival targets youth

THIS year, the Soweto Festival adds the Standard Bank Youth Zone to its mix of fun, entertainment and information. There is also a workshop for small businesses.

Joburg school team jets to Paris

THE soccer team from Joburg's Bree Primary School will be in the French capital next week, representing South Africa in the Danone Nations Cup against 39 other countries.

Ready to Read targets young kids

PRE-SCHOOL children are being taught pre-literacy skills, which will help them to read and write once they enter formal schooling, through the City libraries' Ready to Read programme.

Slam Da Trash wows inner city

LITTERING was the target at the Slam Da Trash Festival in Newtown, where young inner city residents played basketball, danced and listened to hip-hop tunes.

Theatre is a kids' treat

A GROUP of young learners enjoyed a trip to the National Children's Theatre, and a performance of the well-loved fairytale, Cinderella.

Kids have a blast in the snow

JOBURG is not known for its winter sports - snow is infrequent in the city of gold - but this weekend there was ice-skating, skiing and snowball fighting aplenty.

Slam Da Trash targets littering

YOUNG people are the target of the Slam Da Trash Festival in Newtown, which will use basketball, hip-hop, dance and music to teach them about City by-laws and littering.

Fight xenophobia, youth urged

JOBURG'S mayor condemned racism, xenophobia and crime at June 16 commemorations, and called on everyone to inspire young people with the ethos and values of ubuntu.

There's lots to do on Youth Day

THERE are solemn ceremonies and hip-and-happening concerts planned for Youth Day. The University of Johannesburg is also officially launching its R800-million Soweto Campus.

Film festival targets youth

YOUNG filmmakers will be able to engage with international professionals in the industry at the FYTA Film Festival, Filmmaking Youth Taking Action. Their works will also be screened.