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In 2018, Kate Maakane placed second in a hackathon. She was hungry for the opportunity, bright and ready to be challenged. The tech industry didn’t come knocking. It took six more years before she got her shot. A comprehensive 2024/2025 research report titled “Decoding ICT Demand”, conducted by The Collective X, a South African non-profit […]
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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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By: Paul Breloff, Co-founder and CEO of Shortlist, an executive search and talent technology company and Kevin Munjal, Director, Development Impact (DI), FSD Africa The recent civil unrest in parts of Africa, combined with the ongoing issue of youth employment, have highlighted the need for new ways to address these twin challenges. Although contributing only […]
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By Janine Espin, Managing Director at Economic Development Solutions In support of economic recovery and to boost youth employment, the government has proposed R5.2 billion in tax relief while the Department of Small Business Development has announced plans to support at least 15 000 youth-owned enterprises. Although the proof is still in the pudding, this […]
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