The Nelson Mandela Bay township art training initiative, Artworks for Youth, is set to host its second annual public arts procession through the streets of Joe Slovo township to use art to profile issues identified by, and unique to, girls in the community. Ahead of the impending 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children initiative starting on November 25 to December 10, children in the Artworks for Youth Programme and of the Joe Slovo Primary School have taken issues … [Read more...] about Artworks for Youth
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Launch of Local Youth Leadership Academy
Maximising the skills and capacity of South African youth is at the forefront of the Coega Development Corporation's (CDC) latest initiative, the CDC Youth Leadership Academy. The CDC will launch the Academy, which forms part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) projects, on October 1 and intensive training will run for five days. The programme aims to provide young leaders with the robust life insight and in-depth content required to lead effectively in society. The Academy will be … [Read more...] about Launch of Local Youth Leadership Academy
Meet the Youngest Uitenhage City Engineer ‘Employee’
The image below was sent to MyPE by a reliable source whose friend took the picture of a young lad playing on a computer in the City Engineers building in Uitenhage. Well, at least it appears to be a young lad and not a very youthful employee. Our source writes; "Die foto was op die 3/9/2012 omtrent 15:25 by die Stads Ingeneur gebou in Uitenhage geneem - voor by 'ontvangs'. Wat ook al die rede was lyk dit asof iemand met belastingbetalers se geld mors om so vir hulle kind toelaat om op die … [Read more...] about Meet the Youngest Uitenhage City Engineer ‘Employee’
Top parliamentarian to address PE youth
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is putting youth matters high on the agenda in Nelson Mandela Bay this month after securing leading parliamentarian Mlungisi 'Lulu' Johnson to deliver a lecture at its monthly Coega Business Forum. The forum will be held in New Brighton today aa June. "There is no better person than Mlungisi 'Lulu' Johnson to address the youth on the opportunities and obstacles they face," said Ayanda Vilakazi, Coega Development Corporation head of marketing and … [Read more...] about Top parliamentarian to address PE youth
Hospitality Training for Youth
An initiative aimed at training the country's unemployed youth was unveiled by Deputy Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa in Bathurst in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. The Hospitality Youth Initiative (HYI) is aimed at helping 300 unemployed youth from across the country with training to find meaningful employment. The HYI targets youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years with grade 12 senior certificates to find meaningful employment in the Hospitality Service Industry at entry … [Read more...] about Hospitality Training for Youth
