A pilot programme to help disadvantaged students obtain a degree or postgraduate qualification, with work experience and without debt, has struggled to achieve its ambitions as work opportunities for students dwindle in an unbelievably difficult economy that has been rocked by the pandemic. The ProudAfrique Working Student Programme, launched... Read more

Formerly viewed as one of the most exciting and lucrative industries to be employed in or establish a business, the tourism and hospitality sectors have now plunged into a realm of contingency plans and recovery strategies, writes MANCOSA academic Lucinda Arulappan. For most South Africans involved in these businesses,... Read more

With World Mental Health Day just behind us, Zama Zaca, Head of New Business at Tetris South Africa, shares some design tips on how to make workspaces more inclusive and improve employee mental wellness of employees. Mental health has been in the spotlight recently, with people under strain from... Read more

Stats SA recently announced that SA’s unemployment rate hit 34.4% for the second quarter of 2021. This excludes the job losses caused by the unrest and looting that occurred in July. The unemployment rate continues to rise and raises much concern. The question is what needs to be done... Read more

Nedbank has launched the Nedbank DigiSkills online platform, in partnership with Microsoft and Afrika Tikkun, to help South Africans acquire the in-demand skills needed in a more digital post COVID-19 economy. The initiative initially aims to upskill and create sustainable income opportunities for 1 000 South Africans by the... Read more

72 hours, hundreds of developers, one mission: To design a digital solution to help South Africans. This is what took place in early August when MTN Business hosted their second ever virtual hackathon. Individuals or team competitors comprising App Academy graduates, tech students and novice developers hacked away to... Read more