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4th Industrial Revolution

Inaugural Future of Work and Business Conference kicks off this week

14 hours

Circular fashion startup Kloset Klub secures Thinkroom backing

Funding

Circular fashion startup Kloset Klub secures Thinkroom backing

14 hours

The ScreenCraft Pathways Trainees pictured with Pelin Mavili, Netflix director of Global Affairs for Middle East, Turkey and Africa; Ben Amadasun, Netflix VP of Content for Middle East & Africa; Keitumetse Lebaka, CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission, Zamabuya Msibi acting manager: Enterprise Development at the KZN Tourism & Film Authority and Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC for Education, Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation.

Youth Month

14 SA creatives land year-long film and TV training with Netflix

19 hours

Prism Awards

Prisa opens applications for Prisms Young Voices 2026

21 hours

The backroom beat that shook the world

Marketing

The backroom beat that shook the world

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 21 hours

Youth Employment

NYDA launches 100,000 paid youth service opportunities

3 days

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Tourism

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 3 days

Shift happens. Are you ready?

IMC Conference

Shift happens. Are you ready?

Issued by IMC Conference 3 days

Tunca Rodoplu has been appointed as country director for Canon South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Media

Marketing leader Tunca Rodoplu named Canon SA country director

3 days

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

3 days

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

Primary & Secondary Education

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

Issued by Tutor Doctor 4 Jun 2026

Landing the big fish: How to successfully sell into corporate South Africa

SMEs

Landing the big fish: How to successfully sell into corporate South Africa

Issued by Civitas 4 Jun 2026

Kruger centenary campaign raises funds for conservation and communities

Tourism

Kruger centenary campaign raises funds for conservation and communities

4 Jun 2026

Leygonie retains South African BMX Freestyle title at Park Lines 2026

Sport

Leygonie retains South African BMX Freestyle title at Park Lines 2026

4 Jun 2026

Growthpoint Gems Scholarship Programme marks ten years

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Growthpoint Gems Scholarship Programme marks ten years

Issued by Catchwords 4 Jun 2026

Interview travel costs leave many young jobseekers stranded

Youth Employment

Interview travel costs leave many young jobseekers stranded

Issued by Pnet 4 Jun 2026

Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

Education & Skills Development

Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 3 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

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CSI & Philanthropy

H&M donates R1m to empower South African youth

3 Jun 2026

Entries are now open, link at the bottom of the page. Source: Supplied.

Publishing

Applications open: DSAC, ANFASA funding to diversify South Africa’s book market

3 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Getting through school in SA: How learners make it to the end after a poor start

Ursula Hoadley, Carol Bertram, Gabrielle Wills and Servaas van der Berg 2 Jun 2026

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Youth Employment

Revamped labour activation plan to target youth unemployment crisis

2 Jun 2026

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Fintech

From expelled schoolboy to a decorated business leader: The remarkable run of Lincoln Mali

Issued by The Nielsen Network 2 Jun 2026

JA South Africa expands board to drive youth impact

Skills Training

JA South Africa expands board to drive youth impact

Issued by JA South Africa 2 Jun 2026

Style ID Africa expands Creator Journal with the release of Module 2

Education

Style ID Africa expands Creator Journal with the release of Module 2

Issued by Style ID 2 Jun 2026

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

2 Jun 2026

75% of young South Africans report multiple incomes as side hustles digitise

E-commerce

75% of young South Africans report multiple incomes as side hustles digitise

1 Jun 2026

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Agriculture

SADC urged to fast-track fertiliser reforms as food insecurity persists

1 Jun 2026

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

ESG

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 1 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 1 Jun 2026

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

Funding

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

1 Jun 2026

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

ESG

Woolworths names 15 winners of its 2026 Youth Makers competition

1 Jun 2026

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Finance

Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

1 Jun 2026

South Africa's schools step up and deliver: Kiwi crowns Step Up to Step In winners

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa's schools step up and deliver: Kiwi crowns Step Up to Step In winners

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 1 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

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Higher Education

Kenya's Strathmore University wins Africa space law moot court

29 May 2026

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

Automotive

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

29 May 2026

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Early Childhood Development

DBSA: Why early childhood development infrastructure matters

Issued by Trialogue 29 May 2026

From purpose to impact: Unilever's Rexona unveils Safe-Hub to empower KwaMashu youth

CSI & Philanthropy

From purpose to impact: Unilever's Rexona unveils Safe-Hub to empower KwaMashu youth

Issued by Unilever South Africa 29 May 2026

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

SMEs

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 28 May 2026

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Film

Worlds collide and legends return to the cinema this June

Daniel Dercksen 29 May 2026

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Travel

Review: Escape and recharge at Gonana Collection in Paternoster

Ruth Cooper 1 Jun 2026

30 million young South Africans are more focused in games than social (Image source: © 123rf )

Youth Marketing

Gaming outperforms social for younger generation's engagement

Issued by Reach Players 28 May 2026

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Youth Employment

New study reveals hidden 'relatability' bias blocking Black grads from jobs

28 May 2026

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Education

Manamela’s R149.2bn higher education budget prioritises digital skills

27 May 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Spar's new radio campaign wants to end period poverty by 2030

28 May 2026