Every year, thousands of young South Africans leave school, college or university asking the same question: “How do I get a job if nobody will hire me without experience?” It’s one of the biggest frustrations facing young people...
Engen is proud to announce the graduation of 21 newly qualified artisans who have successfully completed an intensive three-year apprenticeship programme aimed at tackling youth unemployment and addressing South Africa’s critical skills shortage. A...
Paul Smith, co-founder of Civitas Every Youth Day, South Africa returns to the same familiar line: young people must become entrepreneurs. It is not wrong, and in a country with stubbornly high youth unemployment, entrepreneurship has to be a serious...
The current education system is outdated, still preparing learners for an industrial-era workforce, while today’s society demands entrepreneurial thinking to enable our young people to create employment for themselves and others. Shaun Fuchs, Founder...
Discussions about South Africa’s infrastructure challenges usually focus on failing water systems, deteriorating roads, unreliable electricity supply and mounting maintenance backlogs. Less often discussed is one of the root causes of many of...
By Dr Mmaki Jantjies, Group Executive: Innovation and Transformation On 16 June, Youth Day, South Africa pauses not only to remember the courage of young people, but to confront the unfinished work of building a country worthy of their sacrifice...
South Africa possesses one of the most vibrant, diverse and complex corporate landscapes in the world. At the heart of this landscape is a fast-growing cohort of young managers who are already divisional leaders despite being 35 and under...
FNB, together with the University of Johannesburg’s Business School (JBS), have announced a landmark collaboration for the 2026 FNB App Academy programme, aimed at expanding access to credible, future-ready digital education and strengthening...
Fifty years after the student uprising that defined Youth Day on 16 June 1976, South Africa’s young people have secured their political freedom, but the struggle for economic inclusion continues. They facea challenges on two fronts: the persistent...
