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Levering SA’s Digital Economy: Obstacles and opportunities in our digital economy

If the country does not act on digital development soon, there will be insufficient opportunities for our expanding youth population.

Dropout Prevention: Creating systems of support to reduce the dropout rate

Around 40% of learners who start school in Grade 1 will exit the schooling system before finishing matric.

Pharmacist deficit: Vital to employ more pharmacists

Why is there a pharmacist shortage despite graduates?

Affordable Housing: Urban inequality & Uninhabitable living conditions.

A wide range of factors have led to a housing shortage of approximately 3.7 million people, estimated to be growing at 178 000 per year.

Waste Action: How do we ensure accountability for waste?

South Africa generates 108 million tons of waste annually, 90% of which still goes to the country's landfills.

SA Skills Shortage: National education fails to supply the economy with skills

Can EdTech bring much needed disruption to national education?

The Digital Gap: SA not ready for the future of work

Should basic access to the internet be a human right in 2021? Present issue: 7.5 million low-income South Africans are paying 80 times...

The Cost of Job-Seeking: Youth Action Plan

How much money do you spend looking for work?