8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (308+ words) Compiled by Dylan Bettencourt A 28-year-old software engineer from Etwatwa in Gauteng has built a free phone app to help young South Africans find work. Banele Mgwevu created the app, called Itsago AI, to fight the country's massive unemployment crisis....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (273+ words) Theodorah Mongwe has a qualification in occupational health. She spent years sending out applications. The letters that came back said no. In February 2018, pregnant and watching her household run out of income, she made a decision. She would not wait…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (409+ words) Selwyn Hopper spent years managing stores for Mr Price and Markham. When that career ended, he did not just lose a job. He lost his footing. "I felt like I was not where I wanted to be in life," he…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (253+ words) Rudzani Moralane thought a Chemical Engineering qualification would open doors. It did not. She graduated in 2011 and completed a 12-month volunteer placement at Vhembe Local Municipality in Limpopo, hoping the experience would help. Employers still said no. Years passed. Nothing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (415+ words) " The South African Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into Gauteng's ongoing water crisis affecting communities and schools. " Gauteng schools owe municipalities nearly R600-million, leading to water and electricity disconnections that disrupt teaching and learning. Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (248+ words) Six in ten young South Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 are unemployed. That is not a trend. That is a generation being left behind. The situation is even worse when including people who have given up looking altogether. That…...

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (293+ words) Bontle Manoto was handing over 82% of her salary every month just to keep her son in school. Something had to give. The 24-year-old works in retail in Soweto and earns R4, 500 a month. She was paying R1, 900 in nursery school fees and…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (273+ words) Agreement Kubayi spent months looking for a job after qualifying as an information technology (IT) technician. When she could not find work, she enrolled at a beauty school in Soweto so she could make a living. The 31-year-old finished her…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (311+ words) The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Hear X Foundation have launched a free AI-powered hearing health training tool for teachers. The tool works through Whats App and is part of the EARS teacher training programme. Teachers do not need…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (233+ words) High school learners across South Africa can now enter the fourth annual Mobireadathon Digital Reading Competition, launched by the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services (Co J LIS). The competition encourages learners to use their cellphones for reading and…...