https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/627.html South Africa news 15 Education & Skills Development news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/627.html en-us Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:49:10 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mr-price-foundation-opens-applications-for-bindzu-youth-fund-286407a Mr Price Foundation is inviting young South African entrepreneurs to apply for the second cohort of the Bindzu Youth Fund by 17 July 2026. 1-269840 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/no-licence-no-job-397498a Tumelo Malebana did everything a young South African is told to do to escape unemployment. He matriculated, secured a bursary, and completed a scarce-skills qualification: a BSc in Civil Engineering, the kind of degree employers say the country urgently needs. And still, not once but twice, he watched a job opportunity disappear at the final hurdle, not because of his marks, his references, or his interview, but because he did not have a driver's licence. 1-269763 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wwf-south-africas-mandela-day-campaign-asks-sa-to-sweep-before-mother-natures-door-064435a WWF South Africa’s new Mandela Day campaign, This Is Where We Live, calls on South Africans to dedicate their 67 minutes to sweeping before Mother Nature’s door. 1-269697 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/can-corporate-volunteering-help-solve-sas-youth-unemployment-crisis-519990a Discovery recently hosted a strategic dialogue at its head office in Sandton, Johannesburg. Held in partnership with the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), the meeting, Force for Good: Corporate Volunteering to Catalyse Youth Futures, focused on how corporate volunteering can become a coordinated and scalable force for youth employability in South Africa. 1-269606 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/woolworths-living-soils-and-harvestfresh-break-ground-for-young-farmers-in-gauteng-286757a Woolworths has teamed up with HarvestFresh, a fresh produce supplier, to equip final year agriculture students with actual farming skills at a new facility in Gauteng. 1-269590 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/amazon-backed-spekboom-carbon-removal-programme-to-create-11000-jobs-842393a Amazon is backing a major nature-based carbon removal programme in the Eastern Cape, set to create 11,000 jobs by 2030. 1-269529 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gauteng-learners-showcase-entrepreneurial-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-397878a The 2026 Future Nation Business Challenge (FNBC) brought together learners from eight Gauteng high schools on Friday (26 June 2026) to pitch innovative business solutions addressing some of South Africa’s most pressing sustainability challenges. The showcase marked the culmination of an 18-month teacher development programme designed to embed entrepreneurship across the CAPS curriculum through Project-Based Learning (PBL). 1-269503 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mtns-momo-financial-first-aid-kit-boosts-youth-financial-literacy-408379a MTN Group Fintech provided young people in Zandspruit with financial literacy through its MoMo Financial First Aid Kit activation. 1-269495 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-brightest-tackle-industry-digital-and-green-challenges-175876a Soapbox South Africa has launched the Twin Transition Challenge, an eight-week innovation programme in which multidisciplinary student teams from the University of Cape Town, the University of the Witwatersrand, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the University of the Western Cape are working alongside leading private and public sector partners to solve real business challenges at the intersection of digital innovation and sustainability. 1-269368 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/meet-the-5-african-schools-shortlisted-for-the-world-best-school-prizes-064785a African schools continue to be recognised on a global stage, with five pioneering institutions being shortlisted for the 2026 T4 Education World's Best School Prizes. The list of finalists was announced this morning, 25 June, by T4 Education founder and CEO, Vikas Pota. 1-269347 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Education & Skills Development South Africa