2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (938+ words) Ten of the 69 graduates who completed the National Certificate in New Venture Creation have already secured employment, as the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) renewed its call for stronger partnerships to create more opportunities for young South…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (437+ words) South African teenagers, often overlooked in development planning despite making up more than 17% of the country's population, are the focus of a new free guide aimed at helping adults support them through adolescence. Hold My Hand, a national child and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (740+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that youth unemployment had become South Africa's defining post-apartheid challenge, as the country marked 50 years since the 1976 Soweto uprising. Speaking at the national Youth Day commemoration at the FNB Stadium…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (436+ words) Thirty-two years after South Africa became a democratic state, the futures of millions of young people in the country are shaped to a large degree by uncertainty, exclusion, poverty and discouragement. As one lens on this scene, unemployment in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (510+ words) A new partnership between the China-South Africa Youth Federation (CSAYF) and the Nanjing Research Institute of Hydrology and Water Conservation Automation (NIHWA) is expected to create 1, 500 work opportunities for young South Africans in the water sector, according to the federation....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (469+ words) The Santa Shoebox Project has urged South Africans to use Youth Day to support teenagers, saying older children are often overlooked despite needing practical help and encouragement ahead of adulthood. The appeal comes as the organisation marks its 20th anniversary in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (426+ words) Deputy higher education minister Mimmy Gondwe has called for private higher education institutions to help expand access for school-leavers, as demand for post-school education and training continues to grow. Gondwe made the call on Monday during the first of three…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (322+ words) More than 200 Nelson Mandela University staff and students have joined a 5km walk to raise awareness and support for students facing hunger. The Mandela Walk for Student Hunger, which looped between the university's South and North campuses, was organised by the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (486+ words) According to Child Online Safety Index (COSI) data, 67% of South African children aged eight to 18 experienced at least one major cyber risk in 2023. The digital world has transformed the way young people learn, communicate and experience wellbeing. For schools, this…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (541+ words) Access to higher education remains one of South Africa's most powerful tools for social mobility, economic growth, and national development." For many young people " especially first-generation students " it represents the chance to break cycles of poverty and build better futures…...