The One Club for Creativity has urged agencies, brands, ad schools, and other organisations around the world to help support workplace equity by signing its new Paid Internship Pledge...
Old Friends Young Talent's (OFyt) National Creative Director Chris Gotz and CEO Paul Newman discuss the company's recent decision to remain independent, how they are staying true to their core mission of finding and encouraging talent that has been denied the normal "privileged" entrance to advertising, as well as the impact of Covid-19 and the outlook of the advertising industry for 2021...
Issued by Old Friends Young Talent (OFyt) 1 Feb 2021
Prince William recently spoke at one of the largest illegal wildlife summits ever held in London. He said, "Poaching is an economic crime against ordinary people and their futures."
Hannah Mumby 19 Oct 2018
Safrea chair Laura Rawden shares insights into the changing role of freelancing in SA and the economic value of freelancers in the media space compared to their full-time counterparts...
Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2017
After a spate of national unpaid internship offers and the resulting debate on social media in South Africa, SAFREA feels that it is necessary for the organisation, as a representative of media freelancers and with a healthy student membership category, to clarify our stance on the matter.
Issued by SAFREA 26 Aug 2016
Multiple pieces of marketing research show that Millennials are the largest generation with the greatest combined purchasing power in history...
Jana Rooheart 18 Jul 2016
After a spate of national unpaid internship offers, and the resulting debate on social media in South Africa, the Southern African Freelancers' Association (Safrea), clarifies its stance on the matter...
Hundreds of young people may continue to enrol in journalism and communications courses at universities and colleges, but job prospects in that industry are dimming...
Marie Rocher 3 Jul 2015
An internship is often a requirement of academic institutes for the completion of a degree or diploma. It is the perfect way to get your foot into the door to enter the job market and show what you are made of.
Job hunting can be a tricky process and unfortunately, there isn't a standard recipe for success that applies to everyone. Whether you have years of experience, or none at all, there are different tips and tricks you need to apply throughout your working life.
Angelique Robbertse 30 Jan 2014
Labour market analyst, Loane Sharp, says that in 2012, about 600,000 university graduates were unemployed and unable to put into practice what they have learned. Furthermore, union group Solidarity, says only four matriculants out of every ten will find gainful employment after graduation - and university graduates are not much better off.