Telkom is proud to have been voted by the youth as the Coolest Telecommunications provider at the Sunday Times GEN NEXT Awards in 2020 & 2021. This win affirms the strong brand affinity with the youth in acknowledging competitive and relevant products and services that Telkom offers to the youth segment.   This year, Telkom is thrilled to collaborate with Varsity Vibe, an app that offers instant access to awesome and exclusive deals targeted at the youth of South Africa aged between 18 – 24. These amazing deals include discounted airtime and bundles from as little as R19.00. Varsity ..read more

The Bangene ‘It’s Your Time’ campaign is helping young people to create their own path in life using a FREE online ‘Youthfluencer’ course. This course covers a whole host of skills that will help you to create amazing content and become a master entrepreneur, using the power of social media correctly. There are prizes to the value of R152,000 up for grabs, including portfolio shoots, online Vega courses and Toughees Youthfluencer contract work. Toughees hosted its first three-day digital workshop in December 2021. If you missed it, you can view live recordings here. This workshop has helped ..read more

If you think you need as many followers as Kylie Jenner to become a social media influencer, think again. Brands are set to spend even more on influencer marketing – and they are not just targeting the big guns. Micro-influencers (those with between 5k and 100k followers) came out as top choice for marketers in 2021. And that could be you! The 2021 State of Influencer Marketing Report, by digital agency and influencer marketing specialist company Linqia, shows that what matters to brands is not that you have over a million followers, but rather that they find the right fit – the person th ..read more

It may sound a bit cliché to say, but being yourself is probably one of the most important things you can do. Living a life where you hide parts of yourself from others is no going to make you happy in the long run. And it won’t let others get to know the real you. Why fit in, when you can stand out? Just like Barbie Extra you should be loud, be proud and express yourself – whether it’s through acting, singing, the way you dress or the things you choose to do. It’s often easier said than done, so here are a few tips to help you practice: Try new things. Gaining new skills can make you feel mu ..read more

One of the hardest parts of your younger years is working out who you are and who you ultimately want to be… It’s all too easy to feel that we are supposed to have all the answers right now, and to be the developed humanoid everybody wants to see. But here’s the truth… Nobody has all the answers, and nobody (at least nobody worth knowing) has ‘arrived’ in life at the destination of ‘the perfect self’. It doesn’t matter if you’re six, 16 or 60 – we are all learning and growing and finding out more about ourselves on the way. This is not as terrifying as it might sound. People change. We grow an ..read more

By Jo-Ann Tosen What was the old-fashioned childhood that our parents – Gen Y – lived through really like? Do we have the ultimate childhood? Or were they onto something? Before we continue, let’s discuss what Gen Z means. Most probably all of you reading this are part of this generation. Generation Z consists of those born in the years from 1995 to 2015.  Generation Y would be our parents’ generation. Many may say that their generations before you had the best childhoods of all time. Today’s kids are programmed to play with the latest technology.  They – we – are wired with cellular ..read more

By Auleena Das Listen, everyone gets jealous a little bit, but there’s a difference between feeling jealous and exhibiting unhealthy jealous behaviours. Normal jealousy is a pang that comes on in an instant, one which we can usually dismiss on our own. Unhealthy jealous behaviour happens when we indulge that feeling and act impulsively from a place of suspicion and insecurity. Jealous people are incredibly toxic because they have so much self-hate that they can’t be happy for anyone around them. And typically, their jealousy comes out as judgment, criticism, or gossip. According to them, every ..read more

By Auleena Das On Sep 26th, to replace RBG, Trump elects Amy Barrett. Trump hosted a large gathering in the Rose Garden for her nomination to the Supreme Court, where there was little social distancing, minimal mask usage, and a part of the event was indoors.  He also travels to Middletown Pennsylvania for an outdoor rally.  On Sep 27th, Advisor Hope Hicks, Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Advisor Stephen Miller, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Advisor Kellyanne Conway, campaign manager Bill Stepien and communications Advisor Jason Miller, all met at the White H ..read more

October 2020 With about 30 days left before the start of the 2020 Matric exams, the focus of Grade 12s is now firmly on the final preparation for this important milestone. But they should also take some time to finalise their Higher Education plans for next year, as the clock is ticking on closing dates for applications. “Matrics cannot wait until they receive their results – currently scheduled for release on February 23 next year – before applying, as this will most likely mean they miss out on a space at their institution and for their qualification of choice as deadlines at many institutio ..read more

By Auleena Das Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a pioneer for gender equality throughout her distinguished career. In her own words, “The study of law was unusual for women of my generation. For most girls growing up in the ’40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S.”  At first, Ruth had no intentions of being an activist: she simply had an interest in law. The treatment she received at her school, however, is what propelled her feminst agenda. At Harvard, Ginsburg  was one of nine females in a 500-person class. A professor even asked her why she was taking up a se ..read more