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South Africa is grappling with two interconnected challenges: persistently high youth unemployment and declining local food production. A new pilot is testing whether both can be tackled at once by developing unemployed youth into micro-farming entrepreneurs. A farming initiative led by non-profit organisation Afrika Tikkun, and funded and supported by impact investor E Squared Investments, is positioning small-scale […]
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Publication shares four years of lessons on how services, designed well and delivered with intention, shape whether investment creates jobs for young women across Africa. The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund has released its second Learning Book, Investing for Impact: Designing and Delivering Services to Facilitate Job Creation. The publication shares what the Fund has […]
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Kenya is positioning itself as a leading manufacturing hub in Africa, with a new $3 billion investment set to accelerate industrial growth, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s role in global supply chains. The commitment by Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (AriseIIP) signals rising investor confidence in Kenya’s long-term economic potential and its strategic location within […]
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In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri visited the Africa Food Show in Cape Town, South Africa, the continents’ largest food show, to see how chefs are bringing their dishes to life. The three-day event serves up the opportunity to immerse in African cuisine, with vendors using the opportunity to build relationships with consumers and distributors […]
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Now, more than ever, it is time to turn the tide and build a future where every young South African could thrive. The global community celebrated International Youth Day, as South Africa’s youth unemployment rate continues to soar over 45%; more than double that of Brazil (20%), India (17%), and Indonesia (16%). According to Nkosinathi […]
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Egot-Winning, Critically Acclaimed, Multiplatinum Artist And Producer John Legend To Headline Events Move Afrika, the first pan-African touring circuit headlined by international artists, to drive long-term economic investment and job creation in the continent’s creative economies Today Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty, announced EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum […]
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Africa Tourism Partners and strategic partners including UN Tourism, AfCFTA, BDO South Africa in collaboration with TEAMS Africa is thrilled to announce the successful launch of the 7th and 2025 Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge (AYTIC) 2025. The challenge is a key component of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit that will take […]
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Seedstars Africa Ventures I, a venture capital fund making early-stage investments in highly scalable start-ups in Africa, has achieved a first close of $42 million, with participation from the African Development Bank, EIB Global with the support of the European Union, under the ACP Trust Fund – EU Compartment and Boost Africa among other global […]
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As SA’s unemployment statistics show marginal improvement, the agricultural sector offers hope to achieve lasting gains. But that will require partnerships and a united sense of purpose right across the industry, writes Van Der Byl Roux, Corporate Strategy and Development Specialist at Al Mabroor Projects. South Africa remains in a deep youth-unemployment crisis. The Statistics SA Quarterly Labour Force […]
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Anzisha Prize, MasterCard Foundation, and African Leadership Academy have released a Report highlighting key lessons learned to navigate a future where youth are job creators Young people’s inexperience is perhaps their greatest asset for being successful entrepreneurs who create jobs for their peers. This is according to a new impact report from the Anzisha Prize, […]
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