By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veran - In a new partnership to bridge the opportunity gap, global online education provider HyperionDev and social enterprise Konexio are collaborating to offer digital skills training to marginalized communities. The collaboration's first beneficiary - Jonathan Akena - a 21-year-old refugee from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, has begun a Software Engineering Bootcamp to build on his coding skills and pursue a career in technology. HyperionDev's Simone Botes says this alliance aims to provide a pathway to economic empowerment, demonstrating the power of digital skills in a region where such opportunities are urgently needed... 

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veran - In a new partnership to bridge the opportunity gap, global online education provider HyperionDev and social enterprise Konexio are collaborating to offer digital skills training to marginalized communities. The collaboration's first beneficiary - Jonathan Akena - a 21-year-old refugee from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, has begun a Software Engineering Bootcamp to build on his coding skills and pursue a career in technology. HyperionDev's Simone Botes says this alliance aims to provide a pathway to economic empowerment, demonstrating the power of digital skills in a region where such opportunities are urgently needed...&nbsp;

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-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.

It may be 50 years since the youth of 1976 fought for their rights- but in 2026, the fight is still very much alive. 

That was the overwhelming view on a critical conversation on Newsbreak Talk- ahead of Youth Day.

Dr Adam Cooper (Chief Research Specialist in the Equitable Education and Economies research division at the Human Sciences Research Council) joined the conversation- where he reflected on the enduring challenges facing South African youth, from the 1976 Soweto Uprising to present-day student struggles...

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.
It may be 50 years since the youth of 1976 fought for their rights- but in 2026, the fight is still very much alive.&nbsp;
That was the overwhelming view on a critical conversation on Newsbreak Talk- ahead of Youth Day.
Dr Adam Cooper (Chief Research Specialist in the Equitable Education and Economies research division at the Human Sciences Research Council) joined the conversation- where he reflected on the enduring challenges facing South African youth, from the 1976 Soweto Uprising to present-day student struggles...

HSRC: from the 1976 Soweto Uprising to present-day student struggles #youthmonth #sabcnews 

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.

It may be 50 years since the youth of 1976 fought for their rights- but in 2026, the fight is still very much alive. 

That was the overwhelming view on a critical conversation on Newsbreak Talk- ahead of Youth Day.

Dean at Regent Business School Dr Shahiem Patel joined the conversation- where he explained how contemporary youth have another fight ahead: converting qualifications into income...

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.
It may be 50 years since the youth of 1976 fought for their rights- but in 2026, the fight is still very much alive.&nbsp;
That was the overwhelming view on a critical conversation on Newsbreak Talk- ahead of Youth Day.
Dean at Regent Business School Dr Shahiem Patel joined the conversation- where he explained how contemporary youth have another fight ahead: converting qualifications into income...

SA youth still on the battlefield of economic freedom #youthmonth #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - An opportune moment for critical reflection about South Africa's democracy. That provides a confluence of critique in a new book THREE DECADES OF DEMOCRACY, Critical Reflections. Edited by Prof. Jairam Reddy and Selvan Govender- the book features a microscopic view by many South Africans about the 30 years that was. Contributers include Judge Navi Pillay, Prof. Karthy Govender and Kiru Naidoo- to name just a few. It also features three essays from winners of a school competition. Selvan Govender says the reflections suggest an erosion of democracy on many levels...

 

THREE DECADES OF DEMOCRACY, Critical Reflections will be launched on Tuesday the 16th of June at the Umhlanga Apart Hotel, 60 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga at 2pm.

By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - An opportune moment for critical reflection about South Africa's democracy. That provides a confluence of critique in a new book THREE DECADES OF DEMOCRACY, Critical Reflections. Edited by Prof. Jairam Reddy and Selvan Govender- the book features a microscopic view by many South Africans about the 30 years that was. Contributers include Judge Navi Pillay, Prof. Karthy Govender and Kiru Naidoo- to name just a few. It also features three essays from winners of a school competition. Selvan Govender says the reflections suggest an erosion of democracy on many levels...
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THREE DECADES OF DEMOCRACY, Critical Reflections will be launched on Tuesday the 16th of June at the Umhlanga Apart Hotel, 60 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga at 2pm.

#PODCAST Bridging the Digital Divide: HyperionDev and Konexio partner to empower marginalized communities #sabcnews

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