In 2018, Kate Maakane placed second in a hackathon. She was hungry for the opportunity, bright and ready to be challenged. The tech industry didn’t come knocking. It took six more years before she got her shot. A comprehensive 2024/2025...
On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, in partnership with the Western Cape’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), hosted the SA Youth Employer Breakfast at Makers Landing in Cape Town, bringing together...
Investec has launched Invest-ED, a national programme designed to support South Africa’s grade 8 to 12 learners and their parents or guardians, with guidance, confidence and future-focused thinking, to drive more meaningful participation in the...
Following Safer Internet Day, Microsoft has released its annual Global Online Safety Survey. This year marks the 10th year Microsoft has invested in surveying teens and adults around the world about their experiences and perceptions of life online...
With the 2025 matric results now released, a new cohort of young South Africans faces entry into a labour market that remains deeply constrained. South Africa’s official unemployment rate recently stood at about 32.9%, one of the highest...
South Africa’s young people are facing an escalating mental health crisis. In 2022, more than 13% of our youth between the ages of 10 and 19 were living with a diagnosed mental disorder, with anxiety and depression accounting for nearly half of these...
South Africa has an urgent problem hiding in plain sight. Our economy requires around 30,000 newly qualified artisans each year to keep infrastructure, construction and industry running, yet the country consistently produces far fewer than that. The...
By Thami Mbanjeni, Y.E.S. Implementation Manager, The BEE Chamber For many companies, transformation requirements such as B-BBEE compliance are still seen as an administrative burden. The Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative challenges that...
Charlene Kotze, Human Resources Manager, Henkel South Africa In an era defined by volatility, transformation, and widening inequality, the conversation around talent must begin far earlier than at the hiring table. At Henkel South Africa, we believe...
