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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:42:03 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>SA unemployment rate climbs to 33.6%</title>
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	<description>South Africa’s official unemployment rate has increased by 0.9 percentage point from 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026 to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>From learnerships to lifelong learning: 5 strategies for building a future-proof career</title>
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	<description>For many young people entering the workforce today, the biggest challenge is no longer choosing a career, it is navigating a world of work that is evolving faster than ever before. Traditional career paths are giving way to new opportunities shaped by technology, changing business needs and a growing focus on skills rather than qualifications alone.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>World Youth Skills Day: Pnet and CodeJIKA.org tackle the IT skills gap</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/world-youth-skills-day-pnet-and-codejikaorg-tackle-the-it-skills-gap-519350a</link>
	<description>Pnet, South Africa's leading job portal, is using World Youth Skills Day (15 July) as an opportunity to highlight how the country’s economy and the potential of its youth are being held back by the disconnect between the demand for information technology (IT) skills and the talent available in the market.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>SA’s finance minister urges data-led fix for youth unemployment</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-finance-minister-urges-data-led-fix-for-youth-unemployment-953094a</link>
	<description>The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has called for a data-driven, evidence-based approach to tackling South Africa’s youth unemployment challenge.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-unemployment-rate-edges-closer-to-35-as-mining-strikes-gold-286657a</link>
	<description>Statistics South Africa puts the country’s unemployment rate at 32.7% as of the first quarter of 2026. The mining sector, however, increased employment by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter to 474,162, adding 1,790 jobs.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Retail has a role in fixing South Africa’s youth job crisis</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retail-has-a-role-in-fixing-south-africas-youth-job-crisis-953394a</link>
	<description>Walk into almost any store in South Africa and you will meet one of the country's best hopes. A young person, often in their very first job, standing at the till or on the shop floor.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Can corporate volunteering help solve SA’s youth unemployment crisis?</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/can-corporate-volunteering-help-solve-sas-youth-unemployment-crisis-519990a</link>
	<description>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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>eThekwini extends EPWP contracts, approves Sister City partnerships</title>
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	<description>The eThekwini Municipality has approved a six-month extension of contracts for participants in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) to ensure the continuity of critical municipal services across the city.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Why SA needs to elevate entrepreneurship education from 'optional' to 'mainstream'</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-sa-needs-to-elevate-entrepreneurship-education-from-optional-to-mainstream-397888a</link>
	<description>South Africa's youth unemployment crisis is forcing the country to confront an uncomfortable reality: the economy is no longer able to create enough traditional jobs for the growing number of young people entering the labour market every year.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Afrizan People Intelligence BPO launches new Cape Town contact centre</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/afrizan-people-intelligence-bpo-launches-new-cape-town-contact-centre-286727a</link>
	<description>Afrizan People Intelligence BPO has opened a new contact centre in Cape Town, expanding its national footprint and creating employment opportunities for hundreds of young South Africans. The launch marks the next phase in the company’s rapid growth trajectory and strengthens its position as a high-performance BPO operator with transformation at its core.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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