Youth Month Experts agree that South Africa is ready for young leadership
They are young, vibrant, full of ideas, and want to change the world, but are being elbowed out of positions of power by the older folk, stuck in ideologies of a bygone era, at the expense of progress.
This Youth Month, questions are being asked about whether young people are being given enough opportunities to influence the country's future, both at the ballot box and in positions of leadership.
The quick acceptance back into the DA of 25 year-old Liam Jacobs, by 39-year old DA Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, is a realisation that politics in this country needs younger leaders with fresh ideas and a hunger for change. But will these younger leaders be able to draw young voters to t he ballot box?
The latest IEC registration data shows only 407,835 registered voters aged 18 to 19 and 4.13 million aged 20 to 29, compared to 6.58 million registered voters in the 30 to 39 age group, which dominates the country's under-40 electorate.
