Kaseke is not old enough to drive, vote or even to agree to an interview withThe point, though, is not to be distracted by her age — she’s 16. Waiting another two years for her to be a legal adult to hear her out would be missing out on her powerful message. Also, she’s not waiting for anyone to catch up.is the South African-born daughter of migrant parents from Zimbabwe. She says, though, that it can be difficult to feel like South Africa is really home.
“Now is the time to get angry, and now is the time to try and change something. Until we reach a standard where no one is excluded, I definitely don’t mind giving up my personal time to deal with the issues,” she says.is a Grade 11 pupil at Sacred Heart College in Observatory in Johannesburg. It’s a private school with privilege, she acknowledges. It’s also a school that hosts an education bridging programme for migrant children called Three2Six.
The challenges hit close to home for her when she witnessed her brother’s battle to get his South African ID when he turned 18 about two years ago. Despite being born a South African, the fact that their parents are Zimbabweans threw up endless roadblocks for him.
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