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Skills Development & Training

GirlCode bridges gender gap in tech with new skills programme

3 days

Marce Heath is the commercial marketing lead at Asus South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Marce Heath on AI, creativity, and leadership at Asus South Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Aug 2025

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Education

Building a skilled South Africa: Why grades aren't enough

Dumisani Tshabalala 22 Jul 2025

Safiyya Patel, Managing Partner at Webber Wentzel

Employment Equity

Understanding B-BBEE: Costs, benefits, and economic growth

Safiyya Patel 21 Jul 2025

Igniting youth potential: A call to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs

Education & Training

Igniting youth potential: A call to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs

Issued by SAICA 15 Jul 2025

'Meating' the needs – AMIE Academy goes from strength to strength

SMEs

'Meating' the needs – AMIE Academy goes from strength to strength

Issued by AMIE 1 Jul 2025

GirlCode expands coding initiatives as youth unemployment soars in SA

Technology

GirlCode expands coding initiatives as youth unemployment soars in SA

20 Jun 2025

IWG appoints new country manager as demand for hybrid working grows in Africa

Management & Leadership

IWG appoints new country manager as demand for hybrid working grows in Africa

Issued by GO Content Lab 23 Apr 2025

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Skills Development & Training

Will QCTO's new fees make skills training unaffordable?

Roland Innes 7 Apr 2025

Samsung Electronics celebrates Foundation Day with the Global Employee Volunteering Programme

Technology

Samsung Electronics celebrates Foundation Day with the Global Employee Volunteering Programme

Issued by Samsung Electronics 25 Nov 2024

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Advertising

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Nov 2024

SA youth platform empowers 4 million young South Africans

Skills Development & Training

SA youth platform empowers 4 million young South Africans

25 Sep 2024

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

Agriculture

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

9 Sep 2024

New Salesforce developer training programme launched for WC youth

Skills Training

New Salesforce developer training programme launched for WC youth

21 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nikki Kettles, executive: licences and payment regulation at Mukuru; Sandy Rheeder, chief information officer at Mukuru; Savina Harrilall, chief people officer at Mukuru.

Financial Services

Mukuru’s efforts to drive financial inclusion are a vital step in journey to gender parity

8 Aug 2024

Athlone entrepreneur expands small business through CoCT initiative

Entrepreneurship

Athlone entrepreneur expands small business through CoCT initiative

16 Jul 2024

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Skills Development & Training

Most desired tech skills in today's workplace

10 Jun 2024

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Skills Training

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Issued by BEE123 11 Jun 2024

Franchise conference shows government the strength of the sector

Franchising

Franchise conference shows government the strength of the sector

7 Nov 2023

The hydrogen economy is about more than just energy transition

Energy

The hydrogen economy is about more than just energy transition

Viren Sookhun 11 Oct 2023

Top Empowerment Awards 2023 finalists

Events & Conferencing

Top Empowerment Awards 2023 finalists

Issued by Topco Media 20 Jul 2023

IT skills are in high demand in the banking sector. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

4th Industrial Revolution

Increased investment in youth key to future proofing IT skills

13 Jul 2023

Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

Skills Training

Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

21 Jun 2023

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Trends

Trends in retail training and how this impacts talent retention

Michael Hanly 20 Jun 2023

Sherrie Donaldson, project director for the Atlas project and BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group member

Skills Development & Training

Future skills roadmap for food, beverage sector launches

9 Jun 2023

Popular career choices for digital nomads

Career Advice

Popular career choices for digital nomads

Kelvin Jones, Issued by Innovation Labs Limited 4 Apr 2023

Emma King. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BehindtheSelfie: Emma King, founder and managing director of The Friday Street Club

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Mar 2023

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

Education

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

23 Feb 2023

Jessica Hawkey, Managing Director at redAcademy

Skills Training

New outlook on skills development can solve talent shortage, fast-track coding careers

Jessica Hawkey 12 Jan 2023

False Bay College's Centre for Entrepreneurship and CHIETA, celebrating a successful SMME training programme

SMEs

False Bay College's Centre for Entrepreneurship and CHIETA, celebrating a successful SMME training programme

Thomas Mvumvu, Issued by False Bay College 14 Nov 2022

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Skills Training

6 steps to bridging the gap in your skills development plan

Michael Gullan 10 Nov 2022

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Skills Training

Construction on R100m skills development centre in KZN to commence

8 Sep 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Sustainable Farming

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

Recruiting from the retired pool - a viable option to addressing SA's acute skills shortage

Talent Acquisition

Recruiting from the retired pool - a viable option to addressing SA's acute skills shortage

Wayne Alcock 19 Aug 2022

Murat Tüzüm, Autodesk's head of manufacturing industry EMEA emerging

Skills Training

Autodesk assists unemployed engineering grads in the first step toward their career

Shan Radcliffe 6 Jun 2022

New tech academy launches to address IT skills gap and unemployment

Technology

New tech academy launches to address IT skills gap and unemployment

24 May 2022

Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President, Salesforce South Africa

Skills Development & Training

Future skills gap analysis and why your business needs it

Zuko Mdwaba 18 May 2022

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Skills Training

Applications open for 13 Gibela-sponsored training programmes

17 May 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

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Skills Development & Training

How to train 5 generations in the workplace at once

Salomi Kruger 16 Feb 2022

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Informal Retailing

Finding balance in the overlooked informal retail sector

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 7 Dec 2021

Absa commits to getting things done for those who are ready

Youth Marketing

Absa commits to getting things done for those who are ready

Issued by Absa 17 Nov 2021

BASA's debut online nurtures real skills for arts entrepreneurs

Art

BASA's debut online nurtures real skills for arts entrepreneurs

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 22 Oct 2021