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Prestige, popcorn and taking back your power | FunDza

My journey, like that of many other graduates, began with the quest for opportunities post university. I packed my bags one evening at my then residence, at the University of the Free, enduring the perturbed looks from my friends, all of us knowing I do not know what I am doing. I caught an evening bus to Cape Town, with the mantra that ‘It’s going to work out, you will see’ I think this was me trying to convince myself rather than actually believing it, but you know what millennials say, ‘From
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What can we do about the issue of unemployment in the country?

I recently read a post by the Funny Chef where she asked what we can do about the issue of unemployment in the country. And as you can imagine, a vast amount of suggestions came through from picking up side hustles to opening businesses and so on. I think that there are two fundamental facts that we need to acknowledge, as South Africans. The first is that South Africa’s economy has been on a drop dead zone in creating employment opportunities for the longest time. Second- and more importantly-
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A Letter From The Audience: Entrepreneurs In Townships Are Ready To Take The Big Step Up —

Aphelele Mtwecu is a member of the Heavy Chef community in Khayelitsha. After watching Masechaba Ndlovu’s seminal talk in Khayelitsha in September 2018, she wrote this moving piece. An intriguing event filled with laughter and tears, Masechaba started us off with her journey of moving from one country to another. This would later very much shape the person she is today. Something people don’t know much about Maechaba is that she is a child of political activists that were exiled during apartheid
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Who writes our stories . . .

As a former student activist on my campus and nationally,I had always aspired to be a staunch intellectual(whatever that means),seeing the likes of Sbusiso Kose,Bongani Mavundla,Mpho Matsitle and the likes of such avid readers and writers I was always at awe with how they managed to grapple with concepts and their ability to always have strong views on socio-economic issues.I spent an awful amount of time always chasing pavements in reading this so-called literature that these young activists pe

Angelica Aphelele Mtwecu

Aphelele Mtwecu, 30 year old female, is an ambivert, content writer, activist and creative. She passionate about youth development, transformation and impact. Her passion stems, from her daily encounters with the world, seeking healing,  solutions and  discovering new methods for social change in her journey.