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June 2022

Township Life in SA – How is it changing?

By Steuart Pennington

There are an estimated 532 Townships in South Africa. Increasingly market researchers are trying to understand the changes in living circumstances, purchasing power, brand awareness, the use of technology etc. The SA Township CX report gives some fascinating insights:

1421 respondents answered 29 questions:

Here are some facts that emerge:

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South African runner takes on three triathlons in three countries in six days – all to help feed hungry children in Africa

South African runner, Rehan Greeff, will take on the biggest sporting challenge of his life from 27 June as he attempts to complete three full triathlons in three countries in just six days and all for a worthy cause – to feed hungry children in Africa.

Greeff, a chartered accountant now living in the United Kingdom, is the biggest individual fundraiser for the non-governmental organisation ForAfrika (previously known as JAM). For the past few years, he has set himself personal quests under the title of “Run Forest Run” – a nod to his childhood nickname, which he was given because he had to wear metal leg braces just like the film character Forrest Gump.
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National Youth Day audience with President as Sigma Connected is hailed for tackling unemployment

National Youth Day audience with President as Sigma Connected is hailed for tackling unemployment

A Western Cape business outsourcing company has attended a high-profile event where President Cyril Ramaphosa asked about the industry and the firm’s growth plans, as well as praising the company for its ongoing work to tackle youth unemployment.
Sigma Connected, which offers customer contact centre services in the energy, utilities, telecommunications and finance sectors, was the country’s only BPO invited to the Youth Opportunities Expo as part of this year’s 46th Annual Youth Day.
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How do we get our youth future-fit? Reignite their sense of wonder, says GWF

As we celebrate Youth Month, the question on many lips is: how do we unlock the potential of South Africa’s youth? According to Good Work Foundation (GWF), a non-profit organisation operating mainly in rural Mpumalanga, we need to rekindle the sense of childhood wonder that conventional education tends to extinguish – by tapping into the “three Cs” of curiosity, creativity and confidence.

GWF, which turns 10 this year, has an impressive track record in helping children and adults from under-resourced communities around the Kruger National Park (and in Philippolis in the Free State) to rediscover a love of learning through, for example, gamification, music and art.

Its Open Learning Academy focuses on building English, mathematics and digital literacy skills, as well as life skills, reaching about 11 000 rural learners a month. The classes (held both on-site at schools and at GWF’s digital learning campuses) do not replace conventional classroom learning, but rather complement it in collaboration with the schools.
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Mpumalanga matrics look to improve their chances of success this holiday

Lydenberg, 22 June 2022 – This school holiday, 800 grade 12 learners will attend the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Mpumalanga Development Camp to harness their academic potential and produce the quality pass rates needed to study degrees leading towards South Africa’s much needed professions of high demand.

46 years after the June 16 Soweto student uprising and 28 years into Democracy, the sad reality is that, today more than ever, our youth are finding it increasingly difficult to secure jobs.

In fact, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the 1st quarter of 2022, of South Africa’s 10 million young people aged 15-24 years, only 2.5 million are in the labour force.
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Education Africa’s annual music extravaganza Sounds of Celebration

9th Edition of the Sounds of Celebration Concert, virtual performance set to Premiere on Sunday 26 June to Sunday 3 July 2022, at 5PM CAT.

JOHANNESBURG, 26 June 2022: Education Africa’s annual music extravaganza Sounds of Celebration, is excited to make its return in the month of June, where South Africa celebrates its annual youth month.

The annual concert, turned virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, seeks to give young South Africans and the global community the opportunity to celebrate social cohesion through a musical platform.
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South Africa has been ranked 118 out of 163 countries in the 2022 Global Peace Index (GPI), its best rating in 14 years, despite last year’s violent and prolonged July riots, which led to the deaths of more than 300 people.

The GPI data was recorded between 1 April 2021 and 1 March 2022.

In 2020 and 2021, South Africa ranked 123 on the overall index. The country is viewed by the researchers as progressively peaceful, despite being punctured by violence.

Source: Mail and Guardian

Feed the future: Eskort launches new national feeding scheme with 22,000 hot dogs for children

Youth Day: Nyanga Learners Receive Meals and Books

Restonic iDream Beds and partners help clean up Durban beach

Fire hydrants project launched in Tshwane to keep residents safe and upskill the youth

iDream Beds Partners with Local School and Lifesavers to Clean up St Georges Strand

Gary Player and Jean De Villiers Tour the Blair Atholl Pre-Primary School After Raising Funders for Education

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