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Youth unemployment

South Africa’s time bomb

Five proposals for improving labour-market dynamics in South Africa

MEST funding

Successful businesses

Examples of successful tech start-ups whose founders have graduated from the MEST Training Program

Start-ups

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”

MEST Ghana trains young high-tech entrepreneurs and promotes African talents

Social entrepreneur

Enlightening the young generation

In spite of financial constraints, Frank Masanta is running the school for disadvantaged children in Lusaka, Zambia

Employers

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

Labour market

Why small-business owners find formalisation unattractive

In Mozambique, for every person working in the formal sector, there are ten in the informal sector

Our view

Enterprising people with great ideas

If humanity is to develop in a sustainable way, we must create gainful employment for the millions of young people

Culture clash

Grave diggers burden bereaved families

While bereaved families mourn, some grave diggers in Malawi add to their woes by imposing late-payment penalties

Private-sector company

Sustainable, biodegradable and chemical-free

Bio-Lutions developed a patented technology to use agricultural residues to produce biodegradable packaging and disposable tableware

Avoiding plastic

Growing awareness

To tackle the plastic-waste problem, a German-Indian company offers an innovative solution

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