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Yershen Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta)

Skills Development & Training

SA's youth unemployment crisis needs permanent solutions beyond short-term fixes

Yershen Pillay 18 Sep 2025

South Africa's Unemployment Crisis: Unpacking the Latest Numbers and the Bigger Picture

Education

South Africa's Unemployment Crisis: Unpacking the Latest Numbers and the Bigger Picture

Issued by Shaper 2 Jul 2025

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

SMEs

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 Sep 2025

New R300m ASI Fund backs SME takeovers by young entrepreneurs

SMEs

New R300m ASI Fund backs SME takeovers by young entrepreneurs

23 Jul 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

From beading to leadership: how social models uplift SA communities

Dalit Shekel 15 Jul 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Connections that count: How young entrepreneurs are transforming communities

Youth Month

Connections that count: How young entrepreneurs are transforming communities

Issued by PAWA Africa 25 Jun 2025

Leanne Emery-Hunter named Tshikululu Social Investments CEO

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Leanne Emery-Hunter named Tshikululu Social Investments CEO

17 Jun 2025

Skills for life, not just for a year

Skills Development & Training

Skills for life, not just for a year

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 13 May 2025

Calling all women entrepreneurs: Entries open for the 11th annual Santam Women of the Future Awards

Awards

Calling all women entrepreneurs: Entries open for the 11th annual Santam Women of the Future Awards

Issued by Media24 4 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Youth Employment Services.

Financial Services

YES and Mastercard partnership drives job creation for South Africa’s youth

10 Mar 2025

Mr Price and NYDA join forces to build youth job skills

Skills Training

Mr Price and NYDA join forces to build youth job skills

4 Nov 2024

Applications open for 2025 Wind Industry Internship Programme

Skills Training

Applications open for 2025 Wind Industry Internship Programme

25 Oct 2024

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

ESG

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

15 Aug 2024

Reporting by Kopano Gumbi; additional reporting by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Alexander Winning and Giles Elgood

Youth Employment

South Africa's unemployment rate climbs for third quarter in a row

Kopano Gumbi 13 Aug 2024

Artisan skills...Changing perceptions, transforming realities

Education

Artisan skills...Changing perceptions, transforming realities

Seth Mulli, Issued by Tishala Communications 16 Jul 2024

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

Agriculture

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

25 Jun 2024

Octotel launches an internship and learnership programme to help combat youth unemployment in Cape Town

Telecoms & Networks

Octotel launches an internship and learnership programme to help combat youth unemployment in Cape Town

Issued by Octotel 28 May 2024

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Awards

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Issued by Media24 4 Apr 2024

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Youth Employment

Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

Ogilvy launches a Creative Technology Academy for emerging South African Talent

Education

Ogilvy launches a Creative Technology Academy for emerging South African Talent

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 18 Mar 2024

Sapics conference to fuel interest in supply chain field among youth

Supply Chain

Sapics conference to fuel interest in supply chain field among youth

1 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Mastercard expands Yes partnership to combat youth unemployment

31 Jan 2024

Naspers Labs boosts agriculture skills with SA Harvest

Agriculture

Naspers Labs boosts agriculture skills with SA Harvest

10 Jan 2024

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HR & Management

Employment back to pre-Covid levels - Labour Force Survey

20 Nov 2023

From listening to leading: Milpark's responsive approach to education

Higher Education

From listening to leading: Milpark's responsive approach to education

Issued by Milpark Education 28 Sep 2023

IT skills are in high demand in the banking sector. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

4th Industrial Revolution

Increased investment in youth key to future proofing IT skills

13 Jul 2023

Epson introduces graduate programme to boost STEM skills in SA

Skills Training

Epson introduces graduate programme to boost STEM skills in SA

13 Jul 2023

Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

Skills Training

Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

21 Jun 2023

Lerato Modishane-Magongo, Candidate Attorney, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Lerato Modishane-Magongo steers her own destiny, thanks to past braveries

Shan Radcliffe 15 Jun 2023

Most property professionals optimistic about future of rental industry - PayProp

Residential Property

Most property professionals optimistic about future of rental industry - PayProp

12 Jun 2023

Is culture the antidote to the Great Resignation?

OOH

Is culture the antidote to the Great Resignation?

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 21 Apr 2023

SMEs

How training providers can play a key role in dropping SA's SMME failure rate

3 Mar 2023

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The critical role NGOs play in South Africa

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Hannes van den Berg, chief executive officer at Consult by Momentum.

Budget Speech

Let's be as prudent with this Budget as consumers are with their household budget

Hannes van den Berg 20 Feb 2023

UCT GSB conference to share insights on how to do business in Africa

Higher Education

UCT GSB conference to share insights on how to do business in Africa

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 6 Dec 2022

Advertising

The moonwalk economy and making the circle bigger

Keke Mahlelebe 1 Dec 2022

L-R: Quintus Sliep, managing director at Worldwide Staffing Solutions with Alex Cullen, director of the Scotland office

Talent Acquisition

Worldwide Staffing's new Scotland office expands opportunities for SA job seekers

Shan Radcliffe 26 Sep 2022

Bridging the skills divide: What can we do to address the critical skills shortage in our country?

Skills Training

Bridging the skills divide: What can we do to address the critical skills shortage in our country?

Mosima Phale, Issued by Inscape Education Group 13 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders.

Finance

Peak inflation? Not yet for emerging markets, it seems

David Rees 21 Jul 2022

Supplied: Sadika Fakir, Integrated Media & Digital director, Tiger Brands will chair the Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards (YOBA) jury

Youth Marketing

Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards jury announced

23 May 2022

Over 1.2 million middle-class South Africans want to study abroad, according to BrandMapp

Research

Over 1.2 million middle-class South Africans want to study abroad, according to BrandMapp

Issued by BrandMapp 1 Apr 2022

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Higher Education

Want to study abroad? You're not alone, says BrandMapp survey

30 Mar 2022

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Youth Employment

Unemployment rises to 35.3%

29 Mar 2022

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Tax Law

Measures to curb abuse of Employment Tax Incentive project

Patrick Heron, Wesley Grimm and Joon Chong 4 Mar 2022