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SA is training youth for jobs AI just erased

HR & Management Weekly Tue 30 June 2026 ALL INDUSTRIES  | COMPANIES  | JOBS  | EVENTS  | SUBMIT NEWS  | ADVERTISE  | FOLLOW  | MY ACCOUNT  | SUBSCRIBE  |  UNSUBSCRIBE Beyond qualifications: 5 lessons for first-time job seekers XOE MFOKAZI Qualifications open doors, but readiness ensures success. Discover five vital lessons every young professional needs to bridge the gap between education and a thriving career... Read more New living wage: This is how much you need to escape the poverty trap  read SA is training youth for entry-level jobs AI just erased VISAGEN NAIDOO  read Why applying for more jobs doesn’t necessarily lead to more interviews NOLUNDI MATOMANE, ISSUED BY PNET If you’re eager to get a new job, you might think that playing the numbers game is the best way to get interviews and hopefully a job offer or two... Read Employee Wellness #CorporateWellnessWeek: Why SAns are running on empty DIMPHO HLUNGWANE Attention must turn to how work structures produce chronic strain, writes Dimpho Hlungwane... Read Why South African workplaces need winter wellness strategies Winter wellness strategies will ensure your workplace is not under the weather... Read The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers KELLY COURS ANDERSON, ASHLEY HASS AND BREANNE A. MERTZ Social media marketers often can't detox from social media and its showing up in their mental health... Read Labour Law & Unions 30 June shutdown: Construction sites must act now Construction firms should prepare now for potential 30 June protest disruptions that could delay projects, damage property and affect contractual claims... Read Management & Leadership Woolworths reshapes leadership structure to accelerate growth under new Group CEO The new operating model places accountability closer to business units as Woolworths streamlines leadership and prepares for its next phase of growth... Read CEO hunt begins at WOO - Tom Goddard to step down The World Out of Home Organisation is searching for a new CEO... Read OneDayOnly appoints first CTO,new operations head to boost platform scalability Having evolved from a startup operating out of a garage into one of South Africa's most recognised e-commerce businesses, OneDayOnly is positioning itself to scale its platform... Read Skills Development & Training I Love Coffee turns 10, celebrates 500,000 Deaf working hours and a decade of impact Founded in 2016, I Love Coffee has made a measurable impact in sustainable career creation for Deaf employment and empowerment with about 60 Deaf staff members and trainees... Read Talent Acquisition The hidden cost of unfilled roles in Johannesburg businesses ISSUED BY SEOPROS For Johannesburg employers, an unfilled role is rarely a saving... Read Hunting for 'unicorns': The real reason IT recruitment is stalled ZULEIKA PINDA Instead of hunting for the elusive 'unicorn' - talent with highly specific combinations of technical expertise - employers should considering creating their own... Read Youth Employment Spar says retailers can help tackle SA's youth employment crisis BRIGITTE DA GAMA Brigitte Da Gama, group chief people officer at The Spar Group, argues that retailers have an important role to play in creating employment, skills development and entrepreneurship opportunities for young South Africans... Read New Press Offices on Bizcommunity More   |   Join API Events Africa's leading B2B platform for real estate and hotel investment, connecting 2,500+ investors, developers, and capital providers annually across 14 African markets, driving billions in property deals. Contact  |  News  |  VISIT PRESS OFFICE  |  Linkedin  |  Facebook SEOPros SEOPros is an interactive, digital marketing and design company founded in 2016. With an immensely skilled and professional team of online marketers including SEO Consulting Professionals, Web Designers, Graphic Designers, Copywriters, and Social Media Practitioners. Contact  |  News  |  VISIT PRESS OFFICE  |  @SEOPros_ZA  |  Linkedin Jobs offered Freelance Relocation Consultant - Antananarivo Freelance Relocatation Consultant - Mamoudzou Freelance Relocation Consultant - Conakry More jobs   Submit a job   Customise jobs FOLLOW US List company List CV List new business List portfolio showcase List profile Submit event Submit gallery Submit job ad Submit new appointment Submit news Submit noticeboard Submit op-ed contribution Home My job ads My events My company My CV Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales and read more about our advertising rates 3rd Floor, 62 Roeland St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa. Tel +27 (0)21 404 1460 © 2026 bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved. Unsubscribe. Manage subscription. Subscribe. Change email.

SMMEs asked to waste no time in joining new national database

ESG & Sustainability Weekly Tue 30 June 2026 ALL INDUSTRIES  | COMPANIES  | JOBS  | EVENTS  | SUBMIT NEWS  | ADVERTISE  | FOLLOW  | MY ACCOUNT  | SUBSCRIBE  |  UNSUBSCRIBE SMMEs asked to waste no time in joining new national database SMMEs have been asked to join the Waste Economy Enterprises Repository of South Africa... Read more Love wins at the World Cup “Pride Match” between Egypt and Iran The Pride weekend match was designated long before the draw selected the Muslim-majority countries to face off... read Women’s health and men’s beauty: Gender shifts are having a moment MAROEFAH SMITH There’s no longer space for gender norms in the longevity market... read Steadfast Africa raises over R2m for Kolisi Foundation and Good Work Foundation “I am not a self-made man. I am here because people invested in me,” said Springbok captain Siya Kolisi... Read The new threat to South Africa’s children is not on the streets; it’s online REBECCA MATLE, TSHOLOFELO MAKHATHINI, FAAIZA GANGAT, AND MINAH MOJELA If South Africa is serious about child protection, cyber safety must be treated as a national health priority... Read Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants DAVY VANHAM Africa is stepping up in planning and constructing power plants... Read R4.8-billion meant for social grants goes unspent MARECIA DAMONS Department of Social Development spent R281bn on grants, against a R286bn budget... Read False Bay seabed acts as a “storage reservoir for pollution” A new UCT study finds SA’s most important coastal ecosystem is in deep water… Read South Africa's brightest tackle industry's digital and green challenges ISSUED BY SOAPBOX 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... Read Youth Month Preteen girls shouldn’t be singing to their own babies ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC In South Africa, girls as young as 10 are singing lullabies to babies they were never old enough to have. Amnesty International’s latest “Lullaby” campaign confronts the reality of the rise in children raising children... Read #YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo ROBIN FREDERICKS Mosa Hope Mapheto shares how agriculture is helping create opportunities for young people in rural Limpopo... Read Entrepreneur Zuko Tisani's unfinished Everest climb may be his greatest achievement yet The Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree reached 7,000 metres on Mount Everest — not the summit he set out to conquer, but a powerful lesson in resilience, leadership and what it means to dream bigger for South Africa's youth... Read ESG & Sustainability #YouthMonth | Walk in the footsteps of SA schoolchildren and get them school shoes DANETTE BREITENBACH Liberty has provided more than 100,000 pairs of shoes to learners... Read African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout Standard Chartered leads an innovative guaranteed green bond private placement to expand solar energy access in sub-Saharan Africa... Read What the 9th Sacu Summit on 26 June means for auto, pharma and green industries Sacu Summit to advance regional integration, industrial growth and trade co-operation, strengthening value chains and economic transformation across Southern Africa... Read Exciting tool to help organisations measure sustainability integration ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE Trialogue has launched its Sustainable Business Self-Assessment Tool to assist leaders in assessing the integration of sustainability in their organisations... Read Circular Economy & Waste Management Coca‑Cola switches Stoney Ginger Beer to clear bottles to boost recyclability Stoney Ginger Beer is transitioning from its iconic brown bottle to clear PET plastic packaging... Read Education & Skills Development Meet the 5 African schools shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes SHAN RADCLIFFE Five trailblazing African schools have been named finalists for the prestigious 2026 T4 World's Best School Prizes, recognised for driving environmental action and overcoming profound adversity. Read Health & Social Welfare What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests? TIM COCKS Ahead of anti-immigrant protests, evidence disputes claims linking undocumented migrants to crime, unemployment and pressure on South Africa's public services... Read Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice New living wage: This is how much you need to escape the poverty trap What does it cost to live with dignity in South Africa today? Read South Africa’s social housing under strain as occupation disputes escalate, Nasho warns Nasho warns: Unlawful occupation is crippling South Africa’s social-housing sector... Read I Love Coffee turns 10, celebrates 500,000 Deaf working hours and a decade of impact Founded in 2016, I Love Coffee has made a measurable impact in sustainable career creation for Deaf employment and empowerment with about 60 Deaf staff members and trainees... Read Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus ISSUED BY BULLION PR & COMMUNICATION Thirty-two years into democracy, South Africa continues to grapple with a significant service delivery crisis, with residents across the country facing persistent challenges related to water, sanitation, electricity, and infrastructure... Read Africa Why a one-size-fits-all leadership approach fails in Africa Success in one country does not automatically translate into another, warns Wendy Spalding, director at Tuesday Consulting... Read New Press Offices on Bizcommunity More   |   Join SEOPros SEOPros is an interactive, digital marketing and design company founded in 2016. 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