I Am Youth

Use being single as an opportunity to develop yourself

The prospect of finding someone to fall in love with and spending the rest of your life with them is very tempting and often seems urgent. But there's no point in finding your life partner when you yourself are immature and have internal scars that you've never dealt with. Personal…

15 Jul 2022 20 min

Is Elon Musk serious about buying Twitter?

A while ago Elon Musk committed to buying Twitter for 44 billion dollars, and now he has expressed that he might want to back out of this contractual commitment. It has left many of us speculating whether he was ever serious about this transaction or what there another underlying strategy?

15 Jul 2022 15 min

Why you shouldn't sacrifice your education for entrepreneurship

When you are building a business and a young person it is tempting to think that you are pursuing the most important venture of your entire life. But education and knowledge are far more important. If the business were ever to fail, you would still have your education.

15 Jul 2022 25 min

Business principles for young people

Most entrepreneurs who grow to be successful start learning the principals of business at an early age. We want to discuss some of the best and practical business ideas for young people in high school.

8 Jul 2022 29 min

Are you in a "Friendationship"?

A situationship is a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered as official or long-term. In other words there are no commitments. It's important for you to identify when you are caught up in a Friendationship and to protect yourself from being used.

8 Jul 2022 23 min

South Africans might soon experience faster internet speeds

The average internet speed in South Africa is 19.94 megabits per second. With South Africa soon to switch to a digital from the old analogue television signal we might see an improvement in our mean internet speeds.

8 Jul 2022 17 min

Is entrepreneurship the solution to unemployment?

South Africa is still unable to create enough jobs to employ a substantial number of unemployed young people. Entrepreneurship, or teaching young people how to build successful businesses could be the solution to this ever growing problem.

1 Jul 2022 23 min

Would you consider yourself a modest person?

Modesty is the quality of choosing to not be overconfident in your abilities, looks and appearance. But it is hard to stay humble in our modern world of slay queens and influencer culture where people's looks, wealth and general clout are their bread and butter.

1 Jul 2022 26 min

You'll soon be paying for fuel using Apple's CarPlay

Apple users have the convenience of using Apple Pay to pay for goods and services. Apple is planning to soon roll out a similar feature on their CarPlay platform which will allow users to pay for fuel and other related goods with ease and convenience.

1 Jul 2022 11 min

Understanding your good and bad emotions

Emotions help us identify how we feel about other people, situations and experiences. But not all emotions are good, some are unhealthy if experienced for a prolonged period of time. How can we discern when we are experiencing bad emotions that need to be addressed through counselling or therapy? Free…

24 Jun 2022 14 min

Don't do everything you see on the internet

When you admire an influencer, creator or artist who makes video or audio content on the internet, it becomes appealing to want to take their advice without doing any research. Even though your favourite influencer means well it's always important for us to do research and scrutinize their advice before…

24 Jun 2022 29 min

Different ways to keep electricity on during load-shedding

South Africans have sadly become too familiar with scheduled power outages, commonly known as load-shedding. It's becoming increasingly common for households to use inverters and solar in order to alleviate this issue. What other tech options can South Africans look at to combat load-shedding?

24 Jun 2022 21 min

Can you build genuine friendships with influencers?

Technology has made it easy to spend time with your favourite influencers, creators or even artists. As a result, a lot of us spend hours on platforms such as YouTube live, twitch and others, watching and connecting with people that we admire. Does this lifestyle distract us from the reality…

17 Jun 2022 31 min

You are not defined by a life of poverty and lack

Many young South Africans grow up in poverty and lack. When you spend your whole life knowing nothing else but the terrible situation that you come from you become like the Israelites who were unable to imagine a life outside of Egypt as slaves. It takes boldness to imagine a…

17 Jun 2022 21 min

Instagram feature to help teens stop obsessing over unhealthy content

Research has found that teenagers who spend a lot of time on Instagram will also obsess over their looks, weight, social class and many other unhealthy things which often lead to depression. Instagram is working on a feature that might help young people have a healthier relationship with the content…

17 Jun 2022 23 min

Influencers are not always interested in your wellbeing

Influencers have the privilege of having access to thousands of people who admire and look up to them. It's so easy to believe that your favourite creator is has your best interest at heart, but it is important to remember that they are only human just like you.

10 Jun 2022 20 min

Can pride and humility coexist?

Humility is the ability to not think too highly of yourself, whereas pride is the act of exalting yourself to an unhealthy extent. Can a person be both humble and prideful at the same time? How do you overcome pride as a Christian?

10 Jun 2022 22 min

What the Apple M2 chipset brings to the Macbook Air

The Apple M2 is the successor to their M1 silicone chip that redefined the capabilities of personal computers. The first device to be introduced with the M2 chip at the Apple WWDC 2022 event was the new Macbook Air.

10 Jun 2022 18 min

What are parasocial relationships?

When you feel emotionally invested in your favourite influencer, singer, actress or author, beyond the work that they do, then you might be in a parasocial relationship with them. Sadly, this kind of relationship will always be one-sided, meaning your favourite influencer or creator will never know that you exist.

3 Jun 2022 12 min

Has online Church made us disconnected from each other?

The Bible encourages us to never "forsake the gathering of the saints". The global lockdown forced us to have our gatherings virtually from within the comfort of our homes. But has meeting online made us more disconnected to each other?

3 Jun 2022 29 min