Poverty doesn’t need to be the future for 8.2 million South Africans living on less than $2 or R38 a day
Graduates who have completed an internship programme are far more likely to find permanent employment
Non-profit agency believes creative and innovative skills development will improve employment chances and entrepreneurship among the youth
Here are seven expert tips to help you become a better leader by investing time and energy into a healthy work culture
Investing in the right things for your business requires making choices and making them consciously
Businesses should focus on developing the type of talent they need because those ‘unicorns’ they are hoping to recruit are just that – fictitious
The already turbulent labour market could see more strain if aspiring students lose out
COMMENT: Businesses need to focus on the training the so-called soft skills needed to respond to an ever-changing environment
We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities
Enough talk, we need decisive action in the pandemic affecting our women
Technology is key for youth to access economic opportunities, however many cannot afford devices or data
The government should do more to develop and upskill these young entrepreneurs who are already street smart
It is fair that higher performance be rewarded accordingly, but within the fair discrimination principles being applied
Atlantis is uniquely positioned for development and the SEZ is ensuring that this happens
The awards honour those who are equipping young South Africans with vital skills
Joining BAT is a gateway to global careers
Lifelong learning should now be the goal of all, and it comes down to two essential ingredients
A free online platform that aims to accelerate the advancement of South African schools, wants to reconnect former students and their old schools
Opportunities for investment, growth and poverty reduction hinge on Infrastructure development, education and skills development and agriculture.
"We [the ANC] are not ashamed of cadre deployment. We will continue to implement it without fail," says the Free State premier.
The state’s ‘scarcity list’ is misleading, its analysis faulty and its data selective and in parts wrong.
Higher education can make a lasting contribution to the Africa’s education challenges
The article "Business won’t buy skills plan" poses a serious challenge to South African business, writes Sean Archer from Rondebosch.
Market-driven skills policies limit the potential of social development.
The role of private-sector employers needs far greater recognition in government’s thinking.
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Prospective students need to know how and why FET colleges increase their chances of employment and self-sustainability.
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Employers must be recognised as the instigators and funders of this vital task, says Sean Archer.
If you have an aptitude for maths and engineering you could be a winemaker.
A number of SA businesses have to grow by 50% for the 2020 target of five million jobs to be met.
The Durban University of Technology lends a helping hand to entrepreneurs with bright ideas by launching an "innovation uncubator".
One of the biggest gripes of business in the employment-equity and skills debate is the fact that there are not enough properly qualified people.
If learners had been trained from the beginning simply to think, many more would drop out of the sites of miseducation we continue to call our school.