{"id":47072,"date":"2026-10-02T10:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=47072"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:37:46","slug":"6-mln-initiative-to-equip-20-000-young-sa-for-the-digital-economy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/6-mln-initiative-to-equip-20-000-young-sa-for-the-digital-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"$6 mln initiative to equip 20 000 young SA for the digital economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">A new $6 million digital skills initiative aims to equip 20 000 young South Africans with skills for the growing e-commerce and digital economy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0The three-year programme, launched by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) and Takealot, will combine training with workplace experience and practical knowledge of online marketplaces.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">For many young South Africans, the challenge is not only finding a job, but having the digital skills needed to compete in a rapidly changing economy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The new initiative is looking to bridge that gap by taking young people beyond the classroom and giving them practical exposure to e-commerce and the digital marketplace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div>But with 20 000 young people targeted, questions remain over whether the programme can translate digital training into sustainable jobs and real income opportunities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u2014ChannelAfrica\/InnocentSemosa&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47074,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-47072","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"\u00a0The three-year programme, launched by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) and Takealot.","published_date":"","news_description":"\u00a0The three-year programme, launched by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) and Takealot.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47073,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47072\/revisions\/47073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=47072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}