by Steven | Jul 17, 2026 | Featured, Knowledge & Research
Many employers are missing some of their strongest entry-level hires before the interview stage even begins.
In a labour market where businesses need people who can learn quickly, adapt to changing environments and stay the course, CV-led recruitment can be a blunt instrument. It often favours young people who have already had access to formal work experience, while screening out others who may have the behaviours, resilience and potential to succeed.
by Steven | May 26, 2026 | Breaking Barriers, Featured
Fifty years after the student uprising that defined Youth Day on 16 June 1976, South Africa’s young people have secured their political freedom, but the struggle for economic inclusion continues. They face challenges on two fronts: the persistent systemic barriers of the past, and a world that is becoming increasingly complex and unpredictable. Current volatility in geopolitics and the resulting oil shocks are clouding the economic groundwork that must form the foundation of job growth.
by Steven | Feb 18, 2026 | Breaking Barriers, Featured
Young South Africans earned their praise in the President’s State of the Nation Address with a record 88% matric pass rate in 2025. And although experts remain concerned about the distribution of these gains across subjects, the growing share of Bachelor’s passes, especially from no‑fee schools, signals that both performance and equity continue trending upward.
by Steven | Nov 12, 2025 | Breaking Barriers, Featured
South Africa’s formal sector is shedding jobs at a worrying rate. This is according to both the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) and the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), which support the finding that there are 200,000 fewer individuals in formal employment than there were in the first quarter of 2023.
by Steven | Feb 19, 2025 | Breaking Barriers, Featured
The start of 2025 fixed all eyes on the matric results and the all-time high pass rate of 87.3%.
