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Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 13 hours

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS approves funding for over 626,000 first-time applicants

23 Jan 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Centennial Schools' Shaun Fuchs: Reinventing education beyond the blackboard

Shaun Fuchs 14 Jan 2026

Last year mining companies contributed more than R5bn to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs both within the industry and in the future when mining has ceased (Image source: © Alliance for Responsible Mining)

Mining

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

Supplied image - back row (L-R): Sohail Dhoda, Head of Business, Growth and Strategy at Philanthrosoft; Tobias Muehler, Head of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) unit at GIZ; Thomas Schaef, Country Director, GIZ South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini and Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager at Microsoft Elevate.
Front row (L-R): Suraya Adam, Commission Manager at GIZ; Alexandra Militz, Advisor at GIZ and Tiara Pathon, AI Skills Director, Elevate at Microsoft South Africa.

Higher Education

Microsoft SA unveils Ikamva Digital to boost youth tech skills

29 Oct 2025

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Skills Training

South Africa has a skills development problem - what about the TVET solution?

Issued by Oxford University Press 7 Oct 2025

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Skills Development & Training

Learnerships vs skills programmes: Which is the right choice to upskill your workforce?

Anton Visser 1 Oct 2025

Yvette Chochoe, Sage Foundation Regional Manager, AME

Skills Training

Hands-on support to boost 4 digital skills development programmes

24 Jul 2025

Jacques Farmer, managing director of Prisma Training Solutions says a skills revolution is needed to drive a cleaner, greener mining industry in South Africa (Image supplied)

Sustainability

Skills development to drive sustainability in mining

Jacques Farmer 12 May 2025

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

7 May 2025

Guideline to apply for R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

Informal Retailing

Guideline to apply for R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

22 Apr 2025

Gcobisa Ntshona, Group Chief People Officer at African Bank

Management & Leadership

#TopEmployers2025: Gcobisa Ntshona - how African Bank is empowering employees with its ‘Audacious People Promise’

Shan Radcliffe 13 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Merel van der Lei, CEO of Wyzetalk, says investing in frontline employees has a direct impact on a company’s bottom line

HR & Management

Investing in frontline employees a direct impact on a company’s bottom line

Merel van der Lei 24 Dec 2024

Digital transformation - shaping Mediamark for the future

Digital

Digital transformation - shaping Mediamark for the future

Wayne Bischoff, Issued by Mediamark 22 Nov 2024

Shaping skills for the supply chain today and tomorrow

Supply Chain

Shaping skills for the supply chain today and tomorrow

Thamsanqa Ndlovu and Andile Luke, Issued by Unitrans 1 Oct 2024

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Higher Education

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Issued by False Bay College 16 Aug 2024

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

ESG

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

15 Aug 2024

Celebrating TVET excellence: Northlink College shines

Higher Education

Celebrating TVET excellence: Northlink College shines

Issued by Northlink College 13 Aug 2024

Skilled and qualified youth can greatly benefit SA business and the economy!

Higher Education

Skilled and qualified youth can greatly benefit SA business and the economy!

Issued by False Bay College 12 Aug 2024

New automotive aftermarket skills training centre opens in Gauteng

Skills Training

New automotive aftermarket skills training centre opens in Gauteng

5 Apr 2024

The crucial role of frontline retail workers in shaping customer experience

CRM

The crucial role of frontline retail workers in shaping customer experience

Serena Ho 14 Feb 2024

First TVET College accredited to offer Boatbuilder and Repairer qualification

Skills Training

First TVET College accredited to offer Boatbuilder and Repairer qualification

Issued by False Bay College 11 Dec 2023

Young, female and breaking barriers in ICT

Technology

Young, female and breaking barriers in ICT

Issued by Irvine Partners 31 Aug 2023

SA's manufacturing sector and the golden opportunities for SMEs

SMEs

SA's manufacturing sector and the golden opportunities for SMEs

Issued by Business Partners 25 Jul 2023

Image source: Warakorn Harnprasop –

Competition Law

Energy Block Exemptions published

25 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Software startup Cloud23's remarkable impact on the African market

Software

#AfricaMonth: Software startup Cloud23's remarkable impact on the African market

Imran Salie 23 May 2023

Daniel Orelowitz, Managing Director at Training Force

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Making a big impact with skills development that is future-fit and fit for purpose

Daniel Orelowitz 9 Jan 2023

The extremely unsecure crystal ball: cybersecurity in 2023

Trends

The extremely unsecure crystal ball: cybersecurity in 2023

15 Dec 2022

Source: Massmart (File photo)

Retailers

Shoprite gets go-ahead to acquire some Massmart stores - with conditions

12 Dec 2022

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

Agro-processing

Clover's acquisition of milk procurement business approved, with conditions

7 Dec 2022

Chieta and JBS (UJ) celebrate graduation of SA's finest entrepreneurs

How To Start Up

Chieta and JBS (UJ) celebrate graduation of SA's finest entrepreneurs

Issued by At Vogue 22 Nov 2022

Signs of new life in the local construction sector

Construction & Engineering

Signs of new life in the local construction sector

Bongani Dladla 9 Nov 2022

Salesforce announces big job creation plan in South Africa

Software

Salesforce announces big job creation plan in South Africa

Imran Salie 17 Oct 2022

Companies feeling the pinch but ignoring B-BBEE opportunities will stifle growth

Employment Equity

Companies feeling the pinch but ignoring B-BBEE opportunities will stifle growth

30 Sep 2022

Image supplied: Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) Boosts Digital Skills in Côte d’Ivoire with the launch of its national digital academy

Skills Training

Smart Africa Digital Academy launches in Côte d'Ivoire

19 Sep 2022

Growing the role of women from drawing boards to construction sites

Sustainable Development

Growing the role of women from drawing boards to construction sites

Bongani Dladla 29 Aug 2022

Addressing gender diversity challenges to fast-track the growth of the renewables energy sector

Sustainability

Addressing gender diversity challenges to fast-track the growth of the renewables energy sector

Maureen Phiri 23 Aug 2022

Film & Cinematography

KZN Film opens up calls for internships

22 Aug 2022

Launch of SADA national digital academy in Ghana - MoU signing

Skills Training

National digital academy launches in Ghana

20 May 2022

Image source: © Audtakorn Sutarmjam –

Employer Branding

The Great Reset or the Great Resignation - your choice!

Celeste Sirin 24 Mar 2022

Image source: © Kurhan –

Youth Employment

KZN partnership to prepare over 100,000 youth for job market

22 Mar 2022

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E-learning

R100m to benefit learners in digital learning space

7 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

US ranked as the WCape's largest export market

3 Mar 2022