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Rural KZN youth become community teachers
A total of 776 new foundation phase teachers recently received teaching degrees from the Sants Private Higher Education Institution. Most of them were previously unemployed youth from the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal who were beneficiaries of bursaries from the provincial Department of Education.
Hostel improves farm school education
Learners from trust villages near Thaba ’Nchu used to have to travel up to 70 kilometres to get to their farm school. Now a new hostel is changing their lives, and their education.
NYDA funds to grow young students and entrepreneurs
The National Youth Development Agency’s (NYDA) R430-million budget will allow it to continue funding young entrepreneurs, students and artisanal training programmes, and open four new branches.
Making eThekwini most caring city in Africa
Rapid urbanisation poses complex challenges, such as poverty and homelessness. This reality faces most cities in developing countries, including eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, writes Executive Mayor Zandile Gumede.
Let us all make our voices heard and declare ‘Ro neta!’
Our country has recently been saddened and angered by yet another spate of violence against women in various parts of South Africa.
A number of women were killed by men who tortured and mutilated their victims. In the process they trampled on our Constitution, which acknowledges the inherent dignity of each person, guarantees the right to life and affords all of us freedom of movement and residence.
Tshepo One Million gives hope to unemployed youth
The Gauteng government’s Tshepo One Million Programme aims to target a million young people with skills training, job placement and entrepreneurship development.
Youth can grow tourism sector
Young South Africans have an important role to play in South Africa’s tourism industry. Government programmes are helping the youth build their own tourism businesses.
At the recent opening of the 2017 Tourism Indaba in Durban, President Jacob Zuma talked of the opportunities for young South African entrepreneurs as the industry continued to grow.