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Clerah Sethole is a Gauteng-based activator, a public management student, youth development practitioner, education advocate, community leader and a passionate public servant. This month her commitment to governance and community development has earned her a recognition by Mail and Guardian Power of Women 2026 recipient under the Governance category. Her work has always been rooted in one thing: creating opportunities for people, particularly young people, to participate, grow and change the circumstances around them.

In Ward 28 of Collins Chabane Local Municipality, where villages like Xikundu, Xifaxani, Magomani and Gonani share dusty roads and a deep history of resilience, a familiar face has emerged as the ANC’s Ward Councillor candidate for the Local Government Elections on 04 November 2026: Manganyi Nyiko Lovemore.

He is not new to struggle, nor new to service. He is an ACTIVATE! Change Drivers graduate (2019 Cohort), YEP Champion 2020, Hub Writer, author, and long-serving community organiser.

Building on their year-long national campaign, Youth Network Activate Change Drivers gears for the local government election, calling on young people to participate in civic matters directly in their communities through the local government elections.
The network of over 5000 young people across the country includes several youth standing as ward councillors, representing diverse political formations and independent candidates, highlighting the multi-plural nature of the network. They have also registered over 100 observers stationed at voting stations to support the IEC’s efforts to ensure that the local government elections take place in a manner that reflects an inclusive democracy, emphasising how local voices drive national change.

Clerah Sethole is a Gauteng-based activator, a public management student, youth development practitioner, education advocate, community leader and a passionate public servant. This month her commitment to governance and community development has earned her a recognition by Mail and Guardian Power of Women 2026 recipient under the Governance category. Her work has always been rooted in one thing: creating opportunities for people, particularly young people, to participate, grow and change the circumstances around them.

In Ward 28 of Collins Chabane Local Municipality, where villages like Xikundu, Xifaxani, Magomani and Gonani share dusty roads and a deep history of resilience, a familiar face has emerged as the ANC’s Ward Councillor candidate for the Local Government Elections on 04 November 2026: Manganyi Nyiko Lovemore.

He is not new to struggle, nor new to service. He is an ACTIVATE! Change Drivers graduate (2019 Cohort), YEP Champion 2020, Hub Writer, author, and long-serving community organiser.

Building on their year-long national campaign, Youth Network Activate Change Drivers gears for the local government election, calling on young people to participate in civic matters directly in their communities through the local government elections.
The network of over 5000 young people across the country includes several youth standing as ward councillors, representing diverse political formations and independent candidates, highlighting the multi-plural nature of the network. They have also registered over 100 observers stationed at voting stations to support the IEC’s efforts to ensure that the local government elections take place in a manner that reflects an inclusive democracy, emphasising how local voices drive national change.

Siphele Xaba is a 2026 activator from KwaZulu-Natal, based in Harding Ward 07 within the uMuziwabantu Local Municipality. He is contesting in the upcoming local elections under the African National Congress (ANC), with hopes serve as the Letsema Head.