CoJ kicks off youth training

Mar 27, 2015

The City of Jo’burg held an induction ceremony for the first 250 digital interns of the 1 000 it plans to train this year under its JEDI (Jo’burg Educating Digital Interns) programme, to enable them to become employable or start SMMEs. The group was selected...
Unemployment worries youth

Unemployment worries youth

Feb 26, 2015

Young people are concerned about their prospects of finding employment – and they are looking to employers that they perceive as stable.
A Universum survey finds that 63% of students are concerned about their prospects of finding a job after graduation, which is slightly down from 66% last year. Females (65%) and African black students (68%) are the most concerned. Government and parastatals are still perceived as offering secure and stable employment.

Intervention needed for youth unemployment

Feb 17, 2015

Youth unemployment has once again been put in the spotlight during President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address and corporate South Africa will have to start addressing some of the real challenges around accessibility if this is to be overcome. According to a...
ICT urged to invest in youth

ICT urged to invest in youth

Nov 24, 2014

The ICT industry should stop wasting its money on top-heavy events like GovTech and rather invest in developing South Africa’s untapped youth market. This is the word from Prof Barry Dwolatzky, who says companies with foresight would rather support events like the...

Partnerships key to solve youth unemployment

Jun 19, 2014

As leaders and young people around the world are acutely aware, youth unemployment levels are already disturbingly high and the problem is getting worse, says Roy Muller, lead partner, Human and Social Services for KPMG in South Africa. In South Africa, the...