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1 Sep 2023
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ACCENTURE GRANTS $1.3 MILLION TO SAVE THE CHILDREN FOR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has granted $1.3 million to NGO Save the Children in South Africa for youth entrepreneurship and social innovation projects over a three-year period. Save the Children has been adopted as part of the Accenture Skills 2 Succeed (S2S) programme. Accenture has been working with Save the
Children in other countries, but this is the first time they have engaged the South Africa
cohort.
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Children in other countries, but this is the first time they have engaged the South Africa
cohort.
29 May 2023
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CHILDREN CANNOT LIVE THEIR LIVES IN FEAR. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SAFE.
The scourge of violent crimes committed against children in South Africa is at an all-time high, the country has been marred with numerous reports of gruesome crimes against children in recent weeks. Our country’s history of violence and inequality compounded with today’s high poverty and unemployment rates, places many children at risk of domestic violence, substance abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
15 Feb 2023
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Partnership Launched to Bridge the Digital Divide
Upskilling the country’s youth is key to future success and an area that requires urgent input is digital transformation.
15 Feb 2023
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Emergency Alert: SA Floods
Save the Children South Africa calls for the protection of children as widespread flooding and heavy rains sweep through the country. The Co-operative Governance Department (COGTA) confirmed 12 deaths due to flooding in seven provinces in the country - four people in Mpumalanga, three in Eastern Cape, and four in KwaZulu-Natal and one in Gauteng. Many others were swept away by the rains and are still missing, thousands of people have been displaced from their homes.
20 Jan 2023
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Are Matric Learners Prepared with the Skills and Competencies They Need for an Ever–Changing World?
The overall pass rate for the matric class of 2022 is 80.1% - a 3.7% improvement since the previous cohort. Minister Angie Motshekga announced the official National Senior Certificate results on 19 January and commended the resilience and determination of the class of 2022; who rose to the occasion despite facing much adversity in their final years of schooling – Covid19, load shedding and service delivery protests to name a few.