Latest articles on Youth Employment

All South Africans can help build a sustainable digital infrastructure

Coronavirus Onyi Nwaneri - 7 Jun 2020

Technology is key for youth to access economic opportunities, however many cannot afford devices or data

To silence Africa’s guns, empower its youth

Africa Edwin Ikhuoria - 13 Feb 2020

It may be impossible to end the cycle of conflict in various countries on the continent without creating jobs for young people

A year of YES

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 5 Apr 2019

It has been a year since the Youth Employment Service was launched, and the social enterprise is steadily working to address youth unemployment

Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Feb 2019

Your chances of finding or creating work are increased

Women entrepreneurs make it with WRC’s support

Article Advertorial - 23 Nov 2018

Refilwe Lesufi says there is an urgent need to create off-grid solutions in rural areas

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Africa’s youth, brimming with potential, must be nurtured

Article Esther Ngumbi - 22 Jun 2018

Although Africa has the highest proportion of young people, it has the highest prevalence of hunger

Ramaphosa: Work experience is a barrier to employment

Article Alex Mitchley - 16 Jun 2018

The president has urged youth to become agents of their own liberation, saying that their challenges can be overcome

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Department of Arts and Culture steps up pace of transformation

Article Advertorial - 25 May 2018

Several initiatives have been successfully launched to promote the arts and develop young minds

Only beneficiation will stamp out

Article Dineo Bendile - 29 Mar 2018

The youth jobs scheme offers yearlong internships but sceptics fear it will only beef up BEE scorecards

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Tshepo 1 million: transforming the lives of the youth

Article Shaazia Ebrahim - 9 Mar 2018

Addessing youth unemployment is a key priority on the premier's agenda

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Students in DSIDE programme come up with innovative solutions

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Feb 2018

An early warning system could help lower fatalities in SA mines

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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Special Reports

UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs