nydalatest news & developments
Not qualified: Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane appointed Asanda Luwaca (above), without qualifications. Photos: Supplied

MPs demand action over irregularly appointed National Skills Authority chair

Asanda Luwaca was appointed by disgraced former minister of higher education and training Nobuhle Nkabane without having the right qualifications

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
Women continue to carry a disproportionate burden of unemployment, exclusion and unpaid care work. Photo: David Harrison/M&G

Put young women, especially those in rural areas, at the centre of development

The National Youth Development Agency’s role as public institutions is to ensure women are resourced, recognised and respected

7 min read

Empowering youth through skills and community service.

Over 80 000 young people across South Africa have been engaged in paid community service as part of an active citizenship plea that equally boosts employability and provides sustainable income ventures. The National Youth Service (NYS) programme serves as a launchpad for economic participation, especially for youth in under-resourced communities. It bridges the gap between learning […]

  • Shaun Goosen
4 min read
ANCYL President Collen Malatji

ANC Youth League’s Malatji defends treasurer’s lack of tertiary qualifications

The youth league president also said that if AfriForum is not interested in nation building, its supporters should pack up and go to the US

  • Eyaaz
3 min read

National Youth Development Agency gives young women support through the National Youth Service Programme 

Youths provided with meaningful work experience an increase in confidence, competencies, civic commitment and personal and professional development

  • Derek Davey
4 min read
Cleola Kunene, Head of SME Development at the JSE; Sipho Claassen, Managing Director of Boundless Consulting; Moderator Thembekile Mrototo; Walter Bango, Senior Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at the NYDA; and Tsholofelo Mqhayi, Head of Social Transformation at CCBSA.
Video

National plan needed to address youth unemployment?

The importance of youth economic inclusion, and unpackaging key solutions to drive it

  • Derek Davey
8 min read

Young people want to work, not wait

A skilled, educated, economically supported youth is the bedrock of a strong democracy

  • Derek Davey
6 min read
NYDA board member Pearl Pillay addresses the Somerset East gathering.

Youth empowerment takes centre stage as NYDA concludes National Youth Service recruitment roadshow

Young people were encouraged to participate in the upcoming 2024 National Government elections

  • Derek Davey
2 min read