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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
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How to ensure that the GNU is accountable

Can our new government address South Africa’s many crises, and respond to its citizens’ needs?

  • Derek Davey
9 min read

Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues Webinar Conference

Exploring career opportunities in the media industry – Friday 11 October 2024

  • Derek Davey
6 min read
Mandisa Mathobela, Partnerships Manager, UNICEF South Africa; Hana Yoshimoto, Chief of Education, UNICEF South Africa; Seliki Tlhabane, Chief Director, Department of Education; Irfan Akhtar, Deputy Representative, UNICEF South Africa; ; Tebogo Ramagoshi, Head, Corporate Responsibility, BMW Group South Africa; Mbasa Kepe, Head of Government and External Affairs, BMW Group South Africa; and Sudeshan Reddy, Communications Specialist, UNICEF South Africa.

UNICEF and BMW Group partner up to bridge the STEM gap

Educating young people for tomorrow requires teaching them new skill sets

  • Derek Davey
7 min read
Greg Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at McDonald’s South Africa and Marks Thibela, Chief Executive Officer at CATHSSETA.

McDonald’s South Africa collaborates with CATHSSETA to develop workforce

Continuous skills development is crucial to enable the youth to adapt to changing job markets and technological advancements

  • Derek Davey
5 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.
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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
Learn how to budget as soon as possible says financial coach Grace Do Carmo, and this will help you to avoid debt and financial stress.

Navigate your financial independence

Financial literacy can make a world of difference for school leavers

  • Derek Davey
7 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
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National Youth Development Agency through the National Youth Service opens applications for 20 000 youth opportunities

Enabling young people to transition from learning to earning

  • Derek Davey
2 min read
Onyi Nwaneri, Deputy CEO of Afrika Tikkun

Youth development group sparks debate: Is South Africa fighting a skills shortage or a jobs shortage?

Afrika Tikkun and Microsoft unite South African businesses to revolutionise youth employability and close the skills gap

  • Derek Davey
4 min read