Day: April 22, 2026

Children Matter: Our Answer to The Achievement Trap

Part 1 of a Rudder4Life Series on the Quiet Crises Shaping South Africa’s Young South Africa celebrated the Class of 2025’s record 88% matric pass rate, then, almost in the same breath, returned to its more familiar mood: anxiety. Twenty-five applicants for every seat at UCT or Wits. A youth unemployment rate