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1. Forthcoming policy developments

2. Ongoing debates

Forthcoming policy developments

The adoption of the Second National Youth Strategy 2030 is one of the major upcoming policy developments in the field of youth.

It is worth noting that the legislation for decreasing the voting age to 17 will come into force in May 2027.

Ongoing debates

There is an ongoing discussion regarding the operation of the institution of Municipal and Community Youth Councils, as a result of  the Local Government Reform that took place within 2024. The Local Government Reform reorganised municipal and community boundaries and governance structures to improve administrative capacity and service delivery, which has implications for Municipal/Community Youth Councils as they adapt to larger and restructured local authorities with multiple youth councils operating within single municipalities.