South Africa: Page not found – young South Africans are more than one click away from digital access to civic education

The year 2024 will not only be remembered as the year the ANC lost its seat as the majority party in South Africa; it will also be remembered as the year the myth of youth apathy was dismantled. Before the 2024 elections, thousands of young content creators took to TikTok to simplify what was happening in politics.

Casting our vote is critical, but the socioeconomic issues young people face can’t wait for election cycles to be solved. Youth unemployment, for example, is the number one…