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South Africa to welcome new private university by 2026

Why South African advertising needs to rediscover its storytelling roots

Stefanie Davis

Free WhatsApp Business incoming service conversations

Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

Copper could cure Murray & Roberts cold after De Beers diamond cough

Lindsey Schutters

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Young leaders encouraged to apply for NYDA Board positions

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Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

Welcome to the first edition of Pnet’s new monthly Job Market Trends Report

Welcome to the first edition of Pnet’s new monthly Job Market Trends Report

Pnet 7 Mar 2024

Northlink College's active recruitment team: Driving educational access and excellence

Northlink College's active recruitment team: Driving educational access and excellence

Northlink College 27 Feb 2024

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Stats SA records decrease in employment

20 Feb 2024

Mithum Singh, chief services officer at CCI and the MD of CareerBox, Lizelle Strydom

#BizTrends2024: Lizelle Strydom and Mithum Singh talk digital adoption in the call centre

Lindsey Schutters 1 Feb 2024

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Employers urged to register vacancies on Essa to combat unemployment

25 Jan 2024

Report: Lower income women more likely to pursue entrepreneurship

18 Jan 2024

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2,000 new waste management job opportunities in Mbombela

12 Jan 2024

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Work experience opportunities for Western and Eastern Cape youth now open

10 Jan 2024

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City of Ekurhuleni warns public of jobs scam

8 Jan 2024

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Thousands of jobs created in tourism, clothing sectors in W Cape

21 Dec 2023

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

Topco Media 29 Nov 2023

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Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

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Evolution of recruitment trends in 2023 - and what to expect in 2024

Maggie Moonsammy 3 Nov 2023

Image supplied. the Creative Careers Acceleration Program (CCAP) has launched a new mentorship programme for young South African artists and creatives

Creative Careers Acceleration Program launches new mentorship programme for young creative South Africans

30 Oct 2023

Oxford University Press and Resolute Education: A partnership to empower the next generation

Oxford University Press and Resolute Education: A partnership to empower the next generation

Oxford University Press 19 Oct 2023

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

11 Oct 2023

Shoprite recognised for transformative youth employment at ESG Awards

Shoprite recognised for transformative youth employment at ESG Awards

10 Oct 2023

KZN youth-owned businesses to benefit from R90m fund

KZN youth-owned businesses to benefit from R90m fund

6 Sep 2023

Source: TBWA\SA

TBWA\SA opens up internship applications

4 Sep 2023

The promise to end unemployment, poverty and inequality in KwaZulu-Natal has been given a boost with the province's revitalised S’thesha Waya Waya initiative | Image:

S'thesha Waya Waya initiative puts food on the table

22 Aug 2023

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Guy Stehlik 17 Aug 2023

File photo: Casual workers display posters advertising their skills at an intersection in Kempton Park, near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 October 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Unemployment rate dips in Q2

15 Aug 2023

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Kids' dream jobs don't reflect workplace trends - study

2 Aug 2023

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Why you should be employing younger staff

Sasha Knott and Kelly Louw 31 Jul 2023

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Eskom warns against job scam

26 Jul 2023

Growth For Jobs: What is it and what does it mean for the Western Cape?

24 Jul 2023

Supplied image: Spar YES4Youth learnership programme participants

Key to unemployment crisis lies in supply chain development

18 Jul 2023

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Melanie Riches 17 Jul 2023

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TES offers choice and flexibility to job seekers

Quintus Sliep 12 Jul 2023

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Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

Welcome to the first edition of Pnet’s new monthly Job Market Trends Report

Welcome to the first edition of Pnet’s new monthly Job Market Trends Report

Pnet 7 Mar 2024

Northlink College's active recruitment team: Driving educational access and excellence

Northlink College's active recruitment team: Driving educational access and excellence

Northlink College 27 Feb 2024

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Stats SA records decrease in employment

20 Feb 2024

Mithum Singh, chief services officer at CCI and the MD of CareerBox, Lizelle Strydom

#BizTrends2024: Lizelle Strydom and Mithum Singh talk digital adoption in the call centre

Lindsey Schutters 1 Feb 2024

Image source: karen roach –

Employers urged to register vacancies on Essa to combat unemployment

25 Jan 2024

Report: Lower income women more likely to pursue entrepreneurship

18 Jan 2024

Image source: Tope A. Asokere from

2,000 new waste management job opportunities in Mbombela

12 Jan 2024

Image source: fauxels from

Work experience opportunities for Western and Eastern Cape youth now open

10 Jan 2024

Image source: Tara Winstead from

City of Ekurhuleni warns public of jobs scam

8 Jan 2024

Image source: Wavebreak Media Ltd –

Thousands of jobs created in tourism, clothing sectors in W Cape

21 Dec 2023

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

Topco Media 29 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

Image source: pitinan –

Evolution of recruitment trends in 2023 - and what to expect in 2024

Maggie Moonsammy 3 Nov 2023

Image supplied. the Creative Careers Acceleration Program (CCAP) has launched a new mentorship programme for young South African artists and creatives

Creative Careers Acceleration Program launches new mentorship programme for young creative South Africans

30 Oct 2023

Oxford University Press and Resolute Education: A partnership to empower the next generation

Oxford University Press and Resolute Education: A partnership to empower the next generation

Oxford University Press 19 Oct 2023

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

11 Oct 2023

Shoprite recognised for transformative youth employment at ESG Awards

Shoprite recognised for transformative youth employment at ESG Awards

10 Oct 2023

KZN youth-owned businesses to benefit from R90m fund

KZN youth-owned businesses to benefit from R90m fund

6 Sep 2023

Source: TBWA\SA

TBWA\SA opens up internship applications

4 Sep 2023

The promise to end unemployment, poverty and inequality in KwaZulu-Natal has been given a boost with the province's revitalised S’thesha Waya Waya initiative | Image:

S'thesha Waya Waya initiative puts food on the table

22 Aug 2023

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Guy Stehlik 17 Aug 2023

File photo: Casual workers display posters advertising their skills at an intersection in Kempton Park, near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 October 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Unemployment rate dips in Q2

15 Aug 2023

Image source: aberration –

Kids' dream jobs don't reflect workplace trends - study

2 Aug 2023

Image source: fauxels from

Why you should be employing younger staff

Sasha Knott and Kelly Louw 31 Jul 2023

Image source: Tara Winstead from

Eskom warns against job scam

26 Jul 2023

Growth For Jobs: What is it and what does it mean for the Western Cape?

24 Jul 2023

Supplied image: Spar YES4Youth learnership programme participants

Key to unemployment crisis lies in supply chain development

18 Jul 2023

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Melanie Riches 17 Jul 2023

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

TES offers choice and flexibility to job seekers

Quintus Sliep 12 Jul 2023

Labour dept hosts career expo for Eastern Cape youth

27 Jun 2023

Matheko Waleng Principal at Signium Africa

Youth, remain resilient in the face of a tough job market

22 Jun 2023

Snapshot of the youth jobseeker segment

Snapshot of the youth jobseeker segment

Pnet 20 Jun 2023

Image supplied. It's all smiles for employees Siyabonga Mali, Felleng Sethoabane, Siphosethu Silinga (Yes), Shuanah Frans, and Benjamin Peter who participated in the Shoprite Group's youth development programmes

Shoprite Group offers unemployed youth employment and careers

13 Jun 2023

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Public Employment Service launches mobile bus to assist job seekers

9 Jun 2023

Mondelez International and Top Employers’ Institute discussion panel (L-R): Bunny Majaja, Sandra Botha, Njabulo Mashingo, Cebile Xulu and Keshnie Martin

#AfricaMonth: Has Africa got talent?

Shan Radcliffe 31 May 2023

Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office, as joblessness takes its toll in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, South Africa, 24 February 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Unemployment rate rises amid power crisis

Kopano Gumbi and Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2023

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3 in-demand digital jobs and the skills needed to get them

15 May 2023

SAVC calls for vets to be put back on critical skills list

SAVC calls for vets to be put back on critical skills list

12 May 2023

Christel House SA students get real-world interview experience

Christel House SA students get real-world interview experience

4 Apr 2023

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