We Were Promised Adulthood

Study. Work. House. Marriage.Kids. Retirement. Who wrote this blueprint—and why does real life look so different? Cece and Mfundo unpack the expectations, contradictions and humour of becoming adults in South Africa. Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts—and the hosts alone. We’re crazy. We’re angry. We’re millennials. Join the conversation: What were you promised adulthood would look like? Soft Chaos - Notes Accompanying Episode 1 19:43 — Citizenship A child with a South African citizen parent at birth is a citizen by birth. Other citizenship routes and exceptions also apply. Sources: South African Citizenship Amendment Act 17 of 2010, section 2: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a1720100.pdfConstitutional Court, Chisuse (2020): https://www.concourt.org.za/index.php/judgement/371-chisuse-and-others-v-director-general-department-of-home-affairs-and-another-cct155-19 36:18 — HIV treatment timeline 1981: First official AIDS reports. This is the reporting milestone, not a claim about HIV’s origin. 1987: FDA approval of AZT, the first antiretroviral drug. 2003: South Africa’s national HIV treatment plan. The existence of a drug and public access to it are different milestones. Sources: HIV.gov timeline: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline FDA history: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-history-exhibits/history-fdas-role-preventing-spread-hivaids South African Government, treatment plan: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/aidsoperationalplan10.pdf These clarify factual points discussed in the episode; the hosts’ original conversation is retained.