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Residential Property

Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 5 Jun 2025

Stars of the campaign include Oskido and LeemcKrazy. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Pepsi celebrates young kasi hustlers

3 Jun 2025

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Oncology

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Issued by CANSA 26 May 2025

Digify Africa and Meta are offering a free digital marketing programme for 2025. Source: Supplied.

Education

Calling unemployed youth: Digify Africa and Meta offer free digital marketing programme for 2025

6 May 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

Varsity Vibe activations: Making waves across South Africa

Higher Education

Varsity Vibe activations: Making waves across South Africa

Issued by Varsity Vibe 31 Mar 2025

Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Technology

Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Issued by Perfect Word 25 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Young Africans boast highest mental well-being amid collapsing western youth resilience, study finds

7 Mar 2025

Dentsu School of Influence announces 2025 cohort

Education

Dentsu School of Influence announces 2025 cohort

Issued by Dentsu 6 Mar 2025

Takalani Masikhwa appointed as head of strategy at iProspect South Africa

Recruitment

Takalani Masikhwa appointed as head of strategy at iProspect South Africa

Issued by Dentsu 17 Feb 2025

Cape2Rio 2025 names Alexforbes at headline sponsor

Sport

Cape2Rio 2025 names Alexforbes at headline sponsor

17 Feb 2025

Mr Price Foundation, Zapper partner to combat youth unemployment

ESG

Mr Price Foundation, Zapper partner to combat youth unemployment

13 Feb 2025

Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Busisiwe Phakathi, 5FM - Keeping radio relevant among youth

Busisiwe Phakathi 6 Feb 2025

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Digital

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Danette Breitenbach 4 Feb 2025

Arik Karani says PR needs to embrace empathetic communication. Source: Instagram.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Arik Karani on how data, disinformation, and ethics will redefine PR in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Inga Sikweyiya 31 Jan 2025

Microsoft launches AI skilling drive to train 1M South Africans

Skills Training

Microsoft launches AI skilling drive to train 1M South Africans

29 Jan 2025

New STEM lab at University of Limpopo opens gateways to AI, robotics skills

Higher Education

New STEM lab at University of Limpopo opens gateways to AI, robotics skills

10 Dec 2024

Unlock your future: Apply now for the MultiChoice 2025 Bursary Programme

Education

Unlock your future: Apply now for the MultiChoice 2025 Bursary Programme

Issued by MultiChoice 6 Dec 2024

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

3 South African entrepreneurs shaping the future

Community

3 South African entrepreneurs shaping the future

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Nov 2024

Local buyer pays R4.5m for a rare Audi, with proceeds supporting SA youth

Events & Shows

Local buyer pays R4.5m for a rare Audi, with proceeds supporting SA youth

11 Nov 2024

Varsity Vibe joins the South African Future Trust (Saft) Summit 2024

Technology

Varsity Vibe joins the South African Future Trust (Saft) Summit 2024

Issued by Varsity Vibe 1 Nov 2024

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 4th annual MavericKids to combat child illiteracy

Media

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 4th annual MavericKids to combat child illiteracy

Issued by Daily Maverick 25 Oct 2024

Media

Fatima TV Media Awards call for entries from young members of the African media

4 Oct 2024

Telkom and Levergy win big at 2024 Prism and New Gen Awards for Stand Tall campaign

PR & Communications

Telkom and Levergy win big at 2024 Prism and New Gen Awards for Stand Tall campaign

Issued by Levergy 1 Oct 2024

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi 30 Sep 2024

Certifications are par for the course in today's growing remote job market

Skills Development & Training

Certifications are par for the course in today's growing remote job market

George Asamani 19 Sep 2024

Pictured: Naadiya Moosajee. Image supplied.

Social Entrepreneurship

Naadiya Moosajee's quest to make engineering accessible to girls across Africa

Aa-isha Hassiem 4 Sep 2024

CodeX is preparing South African youth for a digital future

Digital

CodeX is preparing South African youth for a digital future

Issued by Project codeX 3 Jul 2024

Fashion & Homeware

Nasty C named ellesse South Africa brand ambassador

28 Aug 2024

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Skills Development & Training

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 30 Jul 2024

Image supplied. The AAXO Youth Chapter Committee for 2024/2025

Exhibitions

AXXO announces its 2024/2025 Youth Chapter committee

26 Jul 2024

Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC)

Skills Development

Construction and vocational training can help SA's youth find jobs

Olebogeng Manhe 16 Jul 2024

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Fishing

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 2024

Addressing the global and South African IT skills shortage: Empowering the youth for a sustainable future

Youth Employment

Addressing the global and South African IT skills shortage: Empowering the youth for a sustainable future

Issued by Pnet 11 Jul 2024

3 lessons that SA youth can learn from African countries with thriving SME sectors

How To Start Up

3 lessons that SA youth can learn from African countries with thriving SME sectors

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Jul 2024

3 key lessons for young SA entrepreneurs from thriving African SMEs

SMEs

3 key lessons for young SA entrepreneurs from thriving African SMEs

8 Jul 2024

Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace

Youth Employment

Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace

Issued by Trialogue 1 Jul 2024

MTN Foundation invests R14m to upskill 900 South African youth in tech

Skills Training

MTN Foundation invests R14m to upskill 900 South African youth in tech

1 Jul 2024

As AI penetrates the workplace, South African youth need to move into the gaps in the market.

Technology

How SA's youth can thrive in the age of AI

Premlin Pillay 30 Jun 2024

The Matric mandate: a barrier to employment for South African youth

Youth Employment

The Matric mandate: a barrier to employment for South African youth

Beth Cook, Issued by Progression 25 Jun 2024

Publishing

Fundza Literacy Trust continues Colombia Fellowship for aspiring South African writers

25 Jun 2024

Robot Boii is the face of the new campaign. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Pin Pop launches new flavour with #PopaWithPinPop campaign starring Robot Boii

24 Jun 2024

E-learning

Inspiring South African youth in STEM

19 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Yalezo Njuguna, a voice in the contemporary African film and entertainment space

Film

#YouthMonth: Yalezo Njuguna, a voice in the contemporary African film and entertainment space

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Jun 2024

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Higher Education

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Issued by Varsity Vibe 22 May 2024

Through the eyes of the youth: an exploration of how social media influences South African youth perception of voting

Higher Education

Through the eyes of the youth: an exploration of how social media influences South African youth perception of voting

Issued by Varsity Vibe 13 May 2024