By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africa's youth unemployment crisis remains one of the country's most pressing challenges. According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate for young people aged between 18 and 24 exceeds 60 percent. A South African distance learning institution is introducing an online challenge to mitigate the high unemployment rate. The Koa Academy Online Entrepreneurship Challenge is equipping children as young as nine-years-old with the skills to build and launch real businesses. Over a period of five weeks, participants are guided by experienced entrepreneurs and investors, with theoretical and practical business skills. Melissa Diedericks - Head of Marketing at KOA Academy says the programme aims to shape the next generation of job creators with skills that are often missing from traditional education....

 

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africa's youth unemployment crisis remains one of the country's most pressing challenges. According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate for young people aged between 18 and 24 exceeds 60 percent. A South African distance learning institution is introducing an online challenge to mitigate the high unemployment rate. The Koa Academy Online Entrepreneurship Challenge is equipping children as young as nine-years-old with the skills to build and launch real businesses. Over a period of five weeks, participants are guided by experienced entrepreneurs and investors, with theoretical and practical business skills. Melissa Diedericks - Head of Marketing at KOA Academy says the programme aims to shape the next generation of job creators with skills that are often missing from traditional education....
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