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70% of SA graduates struggle to find work – here’s your ultimate ‘grad pack’ to beat the odds

Career Advice

70% of SA graduates struggle to find work – here’s your ultimate ‘grad pack’ to beat the odds

Issued by Pnet 17 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Economy

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

The future of work: What students need to know

Higher Education

The future of work: What students need to know

Issued by Richfield 10 Apr 2025

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Higher Education

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Issued by EDGE Education 7 Apr 2025

Eduvos empowers youth success in an AI-driven world

Higher Education

Eduvos empowers youth success in an AI-driven world

Issued by Eduvos 4 Apr 2025

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

ESG

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Sipetile Sixishe, Issued by Motherland OMNi 3 Apr 2025

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Franchising

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Ayabulela Njingolo 26 Mar 2025

Source: Viren Sookhun, managing director at Oxyon People Solutions.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Bridging the skills gap: Southern Africa's role in Saudi's Vision 2030

Viren Sookhun 27 Mar 2025

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

Maintenance

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

25 Mar 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

Agriculture

The role of sugarcane in securing South Africa's aviation fuel supply

Higgins Mdluli 14 Mar 2025

Women in leadership: The crucial role of men

Trends

Women in leadership: The crucial role of men

Judith Haupt, Issued by CONTRACT 11 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Youth Employment Services.

Financial Services

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

10 Mar 2025

Image source: Evgeniy Stetsko –

HR & Management

SA’s unemployment rate dips to 31.9%

19 Feb 2025

Economy

#Sona2025: Can a stronger defence sector pivot SA's economy to prosperity?

Sandile Ndlovu 10 Feb 2025

Source: @CyrilRamaphosa/X

Economy

#Sona2025: President Ramaphosa's bold plans for urban renewal and housing

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Margolite Williams from SA Harvest with fashion students demonstrating their creative use of Blue Ribbons bags.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How the power of collaboration can turn food waste to wonder

Ozzy Nel 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 13 Jan 2025

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024

Infrastructure challenges are affecting our tourism industry – the repercussions are huge

Tourism

Infrastructure challenges are affecting our tourism industry – the repercussions are huge

Bongani Mthombeni 22 Nov 2024

Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 November 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

HR & Management

SA unemployment rate falls for first time in a year

Kopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders 12 Nov 2024

Mr Price Foundation's JumpStart Retail Essentials Programme debuts in Western Cape

Training

Mr Price Foundation's JumpStart Retail Essentials Programme debuts in Western Cape

11 Nov 2024

New approach fast tracks youth skills for the rapidly expanding digital economy

Education & Skills Development

New approach fast tracks youth skills for the rapidly expanding digital economy

Issued by Project codeX 8 Nov 2024

The case for Cape Town

OOH

The case for Cape Town

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 7 Nov 2024

Minister of Public Works played the classics in his opening remarks at the MinMEC

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson eyes EPWP reform for job creation and economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

Boost for local techpreneurs with new ALX bootcamp academy

SMEs

Boost for local techpreneurs with new ALX bootcamp academy

31 Oct 2024

Economy

Creating a job shouldn’t cost R365,000 (but it does in SA)

Nicholas Woode-Smith 16 Oct 2024

27 years of fuelling township talent: Andani.Africa celebrates TotalEnergies and Buskaid partnership

ESG

27 years of fuelling township talent: Andani.Africa celebrates TotalEnergies and Buskaid partnership

Issued by Andani Africa 11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Mayor of the City of Cape Town welcomes Africa and the Middle East’s best creatives and agencies to the City as well as international jury presidents from around the world to the City at the Mayor's Brunch

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries and Cape Town: A perfect fit says Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Danette Breitenbach 10 Oct 2024

How Richfield balances theory and hands-on learning for high employability

Higher Education

How Richfield balances theory and hands-on learning for high employability

Issued by Richfield 7 Oct 2024

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi 30 Sep 2024

Source: © Sowetan The Innovation Hub and DRDGold’s Ergo Minining have signed a MOU to train 50 unemployed youth to advance entrepreneurship and create jobs in Gauteng townships

Sustainability

DRDGold's Ergo Mining and Innovation Hub partner to combat youth unemployment in Gauteng

27 Sep 2024

This World Rhino Day the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary celebrated 10 years of conserving South Africa’s black and white rhino population (Image supplied)

Environment & Natural Resources

Care for Wild and Investec: 10 years of conserving SA’s black and white rhino population

23 Sep 2024

Source: Kelly/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sanedi shares lessons from 12L tax incentive success

19 Sep 2024

The YES Top 35 Under 35 Awards - Celebrating 35 trail blazers shaping tomorrow today

Newspapers

The YES Top 35 Under 35 Awards - Celebrating 35 trail blazers shaping tomorrow today

Issued by Daily Maverick 10 Sep 2024

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Technology

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Junaid Kleinschmidt 10 Sep 2024

Are classrooms frozen in time? The urgent need for educational reform

Primary & Secondary Education

Are classrooms frozen in time? The urgent need for educational reform

Shaun Fuchs 5 Sep 2024

Essential tips for making your first hire as a startup

HR

Essential tips for making your first hire as a startup

Mmasetena Nyatlo 4 Sep 2024

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Education

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Vera Ng’oma, Issued by British Council 4 Sep 2024

SA women entrepreneurs exiting businesses faster than men, new research unveils

SMEs

SA women entrepreneurs exiting businesses faster than men, new research unveils

26 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

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Volatility likely to persist following global currency turmoil, SA investors warn

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2024

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Skills Development & Training

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 30 Jul 2024

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Viticulture & Oenology

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Oelof Weideman 9 Jul 2024

Agency is the key to a building life of purpose

CSI & Philanthropy

Agency is the key to a building life of purpose

Anton Pillay, Issued by Coronation 1 Jul 2024