5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (712+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Allan Gray Makers is pushing for a coordinated trades economy capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of artisan-led businesses by 2035, as the number of unemployed young South Africans reaches five million. The youth unemployment rate rose…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (956+ words) The Western Cape will start rolling out a universal newborn hearing screening programme in three areas later this year. The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has partnered with Hold My Hand on “Little Ears”, an early hearing detection…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (603+ words) Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition John Steenhuisen has welcomed the opening of business process management company Atain’s new flagship global business service (GBS) centre in Cape Town as a major vote of confidence in South Africa and its…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1094+ words) Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has called on employers in the hospitality and related industries to open their workplaces and to invest in learnerships, saying partnerships with businesses are critical to closing South Africa’s skills and unemployment gap....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1016+ words) Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has officially handed over fully equipped cellphone repair containers to 25 entrepreneurs in Sebokeng, as part of a R19 million programme aimed at turning technical skills into sustainable businesses and employment opportunities. The handover ceremony…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (770+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Two weeks into a Mechanical Engineering degree at Wits University, Thiofhi Muthikhitha realised he was studying for the wrong career. A classroom exercise asking new students to reflect on whether their chosen fields matched their backgrounds…...