The matric end-of-year exam timetable has been shifted to accommodate local government elections on 1 November. Following an already tumultuous academic year, students looking to prepare for jobs of the future need to focus getting top marks in relevant subjects, including science and mathematics. Beyond top marks, students also... Read more

The increase in the number of unemployed people in the country to an all-time high of 34.4% during the second quarter of the year, can impact graduates, says MANCOSA academic Meshel Muzuva. She said employers often preferred to employ those with previous work experience and a higher level of... Read more

As South Africa faces a lifting of some restrictions following the country’s move to lockdown Level 2, the impact of Covid on workplaces will remain for some time, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, regardless of the progress of the pandemic, an expert says. “Covid and... Read more

COVID-19 isn’t over. But it’s fair to say that companies across South Africa are learning to live with it. Many organisations have returned fully or partially to the offices, are already onboarding new recruits and have kick-started staff development programmes that were parked in the early days of the... Read more

The Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the organisations working together to support and create new jobs  in the country’s growing chemicals sector. The MoU, which will span a period... Read more

The rapid growth of information and digital technologies, perpetuated through the emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), has the ability to bring about widespread change for the better. In response to the overwhelming demand for contemporary, fit-for-purpose digital and IT education offerings, MANCOSA (a proud member of the... Read more

“Black Tax” – where young black professionals are expected to support their families financially – may be regarded as a boon or a burden. Ntombizamasala Hlophe, Strategy Director at Yellowwood with vast experience in marketing across Africa, says Black Tax which refers to the obligations of first-in-the-family college graduates,... Read more

Everybody – including youth in townships – has tremendous creative potential just waiting to be tapped.  All that is required is greater effort to identify the next generation of imaginative and inspired leaders who will better diversify South Africa’s creative field. This is the strong view held by Nkanyezi... Read more

Fintech specialist e4 has launched a Girls in STEM programme to provide girls in underprivileged areas with the support they need to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) post matric. Cognisant of the gender imbalance present in the science and technology industries worldwide, and particularly in... Read more