The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. In 2011 then Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Henekom was instrumental in launching the first cohort of young scientists of this academy.  Ten years later, SAYAS remains boisterous and fully cognisant of its essential mandate.

The foci to this work, to be a voice of young scientists as a panacea to the national and global challenges. Inevitably, there is a need for such work to trickle into influencing policy decisions. In essence, framing the work of young scientists in South Africa is essential for the collective work of a re-imagined country we seek to build.

Guest on the line: Willie Chinyamurindi is a Professor in the Department of Business Management at the University of Fort Hare