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Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

1 day

Rowen Pillai, CEO, LeanTechnovations says we must view AI not as a threat, but as the engine for a new generation of entrepreneurs (Image source: © Education Sub Saharan Africa

Entrepreneurship

AI not a threat, but the engine for a new generation of entrepreneurs

Rowen Pillai 19 Dec 2025

South Africa's future leaders redefine sustainability at the 2025 SDG Challenge SA Grand Finale

Higher Education

South Africa's future leaders redefine sustainability at the 2025 SDG Challenge SA Grand Finale

Issued by Soapbox 12 Dec 2025

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Awards

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Imran Salie 12 Dec 2025

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

CSI & Philanthropy

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

Issued by Trialogue 9 Dec 2025

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CSI & Philanthropy

MTN backs Afrika Tikkun’s new Digital Skills Hub in Diepsloot

8 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Mbongeni Madonsela, partner at Resolve.

Finance

South Africa's young workforce gets a boost from private equity investments

5 Dec 2025

Youth Innovators in KwaZulu-Natal tackle urban and community challenges

Community

Youth Innovators in KwaZulu-Natal tackle urban and community challenges

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Dec 2025

Nadia Leita, Director, Leverage Leadership

Youth Employment

Bridging the gap: How workplace readiness can combat youth unemployment

Nadia Leita 19 Nov 2025

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

SMEs

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

Lungi Sangqu 19 Nov 2025

Daniel Orelowitz, MD at Training Force

Skills Training

How learnerships transform training into business success

Daniel Orelowitz 19 Nov 2025

Metropolitan ramps up non-financial support for young entrepreneurs

Social Entrepreneurship

Metropolitan ramps up non-financial support for young entrepreneurs

17 Nov 2025

KFC Africa’s Streetwise Academy celebrated 45 team members receiving nationally recognised qualifications at a graduation ceremony, held at the University of Johannesburg on 11 November (Image supplied)

Education

Another 45 KFC Africa's Streetwise Academy graduates

12 Nov 2025

Unisa backs 30 young South Africans in tech entrepreneurship push

Entrepreneurship

Unisa backs 30 young South Africans in tech entrepreneurship push

7 Nov 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, but understanding is scarce, says Garon Campbell, founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

AI literacy to define Africa’s next creative boom

Garon Campbell 4 Nov 2025

Skills Training

Could the Swiss Dual Education System be the answer to SA's skills gap?

Dikeledi Molobela 31 Oct 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Nedbank unveils Recycling, New Enterprises and Waste-to-value programme

24 Oct 2025

Richfield and Adapt IT join forces to advance digital skills and employability

Skills Training

Richfield and Adapt IT join forces to advance digital skills and employability

Issued by Richfield 20 Oct 2025

Finance

The cost of being young in South Africa: Gen Z's financial hurdles

17 Oct 2025

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

Skills Training

DHET, Microsoft SA signs agreement to boost AI and digital skills

9 Oct 2025

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Skills Training

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Issued by Oxford University Press 7 Oct 2025

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

ICT

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

Issued by Octotel 6 Oct 2025

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Youth Employment

New internship programme to boost youth opportunities in hospitality sector

6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Danielle Luwes, tax director at Hobbs Sinclair.

Taxation & Regulation

Why influencers might need to rethink 'free' gifts

7 Oct 2025

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Higher Education

Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels - we need to empower entrepreneurs

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

MTN, Nedbank support 2025 PachiPanda Challenge

2 Oct 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

Pizza Hut honours inspiring third LeadHERship cohort at graduation event

Retailers

Pizza Hut honours inspiring third LeadHERship cohort at graduation event

Issued by Plato Comms 26 Sep 2025

Yershen Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta)

Skills Development & Training

SA's youth unemployment crisis needs permanent solutions beyond short-term fixes

Yershen Pillay 18 Sep 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

How teen-specific trade schools could end SA's artisan, unemployment crisis

Kevin Buret 18 Sep 2025

South Africa's Unemployment Crisis: Unpacking the Latest Numbers and the Bigger Picture

Education

South Africa's Unemployment Crisis: Unpacking the Latest Numbers and the Bigger Picture

Issued by Shaper 2 Jul 2025

Why Corporate Learnerships Often Miss the Mark

Education

Why Corporate Learnerships Often Miss the Mark

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 21 Jul 2025

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Education & Training

Chronically online: South Africa’s digital dilemma for sexual health

Jessica Gbedemah 12 Sep 2025

Metropolitan extends Collective Shapers across SA

Entrepreneurship

Metropolitan extends Collective Shapers across SA

10 Sep 2025

Takealot backs township entrepreneurs with new learnership programme

Entrepreneurship

Takealot backs township entrepreneurs with new learnership programme

8 Sep 2025

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Issued by Stone 8 Sep 2025

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Youth Employment

How to make Yes work for you

Thami Mbanjeni 5 Sep 2025

Seseko and Microsoft empower 1,000 girls in ICT through AI, IoT, and robotics bootcamp in Zeerust

Technology

Seseko and Microsoft empower 1,000 girls in ICT through AI, IoT, and robotics bootcamp in Zeerust

Issued by Seseko 3 Sep 2025

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Higher Education

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Phindile Mpith, Issued by Regent Business School 2 Sep 2025

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

SMEs

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners 1 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Melissa Wessels, director of Professional Services at MRI Software in Cape Town.

Technology

MRI Software's innovative solution to tackling SA's youth unemployment

29 Aug 2025

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Employment Equity

Tips to making the most of your B-BBEE socioeconomic development points

Anton Visser 26 Aug 2025

South Africa’s music scene can transform into the 'World’s Official Party Nation'

Lifestyle

South Africa’s music scene can transform into the 'World’s Official Party Nation'

Andile Mathobela 21 Aug 2025

Renewable energy skills drive opens doors for young township entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Renewable energy skills drive opens doors for young township entrepreneurs

20 Aug 2025

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Skills Training

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Issued by FundiConnect 20 Aug 2025

Net Nine Nine responds to youth unemployment crisis with angible action in Black communities

Telecoms & Networks

Net Nine Nine responds to youth unemployment crisis with angible action in Black communities

Issued by Net Nine Nine 18 Aug 2025

How to apply to Unisa in 2026

Higher Education

How to apply to Unisa in 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 15 Aug 2025

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HR & Management

Unemployment rate increases to 33.2%

14 Aug 2025

Dr Chris Blair, group director of 21st Century

HR Tools & Software

AI: The new frontier in SA's psycho-legal assessments - part 1

Chris Blair 8 Aug 2025