Empower SA’s youth with future-proof knowledge economy skills

Empower SA’s youth with future-proof knowledge economy skills

Professor HB Klopper, academic head at Belgium Campus iTversity. Technology and business are converging at an unprecedented pace. The swift transition into what some call the fifth industrial revolution, almost leapfrogging the fourth, presents us with a remarkable opportunity to fundamentally reimagine our approach to business operations. In this fifth revolution, the promise is of…

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Africa: CAF and TotalEnergies Celebrate Youth Talent With Unforgettable Opportunity for CAF African Schools Football Championship – Players of the Competition

Africa: CAF and TotalEnergies Celebrate Youth Talent With Unforgettable Opportunity for CAF African Schools Football Championship – Players of the Competition

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), in partnership with multi-energy company TotalEnergies, is proud to announce a special recognition for the two standout performers from the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final 2024/2025, held on April 26, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. Jennifer Awuku (Ghana) and Souleymane Commissaire Faye (Senegal), awarded Players of the Competition,…

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R17.6m green economy grant to boost SA youth job creation

R17.6m green economy grant to boost SA youth job creation

SA’s National Business Initiative has received a R17 million grant to support youth-driven green skills development. The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has awarded a $1 million (R17.6 million) grant to SA’s National Business Initiative (NBI). The grant, which aims to support green skills development for local…

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Breaking the barriers to youth employment: Digital infrastructure is key

Breaking the barriers to youth employment: Digital infrastructure is key

South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis requires a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach that combines digital infrastructure to support education, psychosocial support and fundamental shifts in employer attitudes. Telkom Group chief of corporate affairs, Mpho McNamee “While there are many pressing challenges in South Africa today, the need to invest in our youth remains a very high priority,”…

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