Youth Month

Media analysis shows need for quality opportunities for youth

Brand Intelligence company, Ornico, released findings on how Youth Month and Youth Day are talked about across various media platforms including social media, print, broadcast and online platforms...

Issued by Ornico 30 Jul 2019

#CSIMonth: How creative boot camps add a fresh dynamic to the SA advertising landscape

It's no secret that it's hard to make your break in advertising, especially in SA, where a large part of the population was formerly excluded from participating in the industry altogether. That's where the One Club for Creativity's diversity boot camps come in...

By Leigh Andrews 30 Jul 2019

How can we establish a pro-youth and entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?

Entrepreneurial and small businesses have been touted as the panacea to cure South Africa's high unemployment rate, especially among the youth...

By Nicci Botha 10 Jul 2019

The millennial-dollar question

More than 60% of the population in South Africa is under the age of 30.This generation is not only technically savvy, they are knowledge-hungry digital natives and are sceptical of financial services in general, especially life insurance...

9 Jul 2019

Gen Z employees will future-proof South Africa's travel and tourism businesses

As the industry increasingly embraces technological innovation and data analytics, many exciting high-tech jobs have emerged, which are a perfect fit for Generation Z, set to become the biggest consumer market by 2020 and our future workforce...

By Dr Nomvuselelo Songelwa 8 Jul 2019

3 ways to appeal to the youth travel market

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has estimated that by 2020 there will be almost 300 million international youth trips per year - a 59% growth in 10 years...

2 Jul 2019

5 of South Africa's most Insta-worthy destinations

In January this year, global travel website Big 7 Travel ranked South Africa as the fifth most Instagrammable country thanks to the country's natural beauty, coastline and iconic attractions such as the Soweto Towers...

1 Jul 2019

#YouthMonth: Brands must have their finger on the pulse when it comes to youth culture

Young creative Ben Moyo talks about collaborating with Adidas's NTWRK Area3 and shares why it is important for brands to support and collaborate with young creative talent and what they need to keep in mind when marketing to young people...

By Juanita Pienaar 28 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Thabiso Joyisa calls on SA's youth to create more, build more, love more

Durban's Thabiso Knowledge Joyisa is a young architecture graduate on a mission, tackling social and physical boundaries through collaborative, innovative thinking...

By Sindy Peters 28 Jun 2019

What a time to be young in South Africa! Youth are the ones we have been waiting for!

As I enter the last lap of my third decade on this earth, by virtue of my physical stature, I am often exposed to a first-hand sample of what youth status must feel like today...

By Tumi Rabanye, Issued by The Brave Group 28 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: The youth can smell inauthenticity from a mile away

Kfm 94.5's Mamohau Seseane talks to us about the future of radio, how young voices can make a change in the industry and what brands need to keep in mind when marketing to the youth...

By Juanita Pienaar 28 Jun 2019

Woolworths participates in government-led youth employment initiative

Woolworths has launched its first intake of candidates from the YES programme, a government-led partnership with business, labour and civil society that aims to empower one million young South Africans...

27 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Breaking through mining's glass ceiling

Portia Malele is an ambitious 32-year-old blazing a trail for female talent in the traditionally male-dominated world of mining...

27 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Hana Jayne on how young creatives can offer brands a fresh perspective

Young creative Hana Jayne shares more about collaborating with Adidas's NTWRK Area3 and answers why it is important for brands to support and collaborate with young creative talent and what brands need to keep in mind when marketing to young people...

By Juanita Pienaar 27 Jun 2019