{"id":643,"date":"2015-10-02T11:31:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.ovatheme.com\/events\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-06-02T07:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:12:02","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row ova_container=&#8221;no&#8221; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449804203564{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1444218377317{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"main_slider owl-carousel \" data-loop=\"true\" data-auto_slider=\"true\" data-duration=\"3000\" data-navigation=\"true\" ><div class=\"item page text-center countdown\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AdobeStock_800102838-1-scaled.jpeg)\" data-speed=\"10\"><div class=\"cover_bg\"><\/div><div class=\"caption\">\n                                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"div-table\">\n                                        <div class=\"div-cell\"><div class=\"itemslide\"><h3 class=\"sub_title\">EVENT WILL START IN<\/h3><div class=\"coutndown_sc\"><div>\n        <div class=\"countdown-wrapper square_countdown\">\n        <div class=\"events_countdown\" \n                     data-years=years data-months=months data-weeks=\"weeks\" data-days=\"days\" data-hours=\"hours\" data-minutes=\"minutes\" data-seconds=\"seconds\" \n                     data-year=year data-month=month data-week=\"week\" data-day=\"day\" data-hour=\"hour\" data-minute=\"minute\" data-second=\"second\" \n                     data-end_date_y = \"2025\" data-end_date_m=\"4\" data-end_date_d=\"30\" \n                     data-timezone = \"0\" data-display_format=\"dHMS\"\n          ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item page text-center basic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HARAMBEECT-8313.jpg)\" data-speed=\"10\"><div class=\"cover_bg\"><\/div><div class=\"caption\">\n                                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"div-table\">\n                                        <div class=\"div-cell\"><div class=\"col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 itemslide\"><h3 class=\"sub_title\">The inaugural #Mathub\u2019Olusha<\/h3><h2 class=\"title\">Summit is coming and you\u2019re invited.<\/h2><div class=\"desc\">We\u2019re bringing together SETAs, SMEs, youth, educators, policy shapers and various key actors to chart a roadmap for impactful SME-youth engagement.\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item page text-center register\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AdobeStock_549476942-scaled.jpeg)\" data-speed=\"10\"><div class=\"cover_bg\"><\/div><div class=\"caption\">\n                                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"div-table\">\n                                        <div class=\"div-cell\"><div class=\"itemslide\"><div class=\"col-md-6 register_left\"><h3 class=\"sub_title\">Why should we back<\/h3><h2 class=\"title\">SMEs as a youth employment engine?<\/h2><div class=\"desc\">Because they\u2019re already doing the work quietly, impactfully, across every city, town and village in South Africa.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 slide_register_form\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row ova_container=&#8221;no&#8221; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;zindex&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449907393280{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"quickinfo  text-left\" ><div class=\"quick_content\"><div class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fa \"><\/i><\/div><span class=\"border-left\"><\/span><div class=\"title\">When<\/div><div class=\"description\">29-30 May 2025<br \/>\nSeats Limited to 240<\/div><div class=\"time\">29 - 09:00-16:00 30 - 10:00-14:00<br \/>\nHybrid Event<br \/>\nIn-person &amp; Online<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744620696197{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f17722 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"quickinfo  text-right\" ><div class=\"quick_content\"><span class=\"border-left\"><\/span><div class=\"title\">Where<\/div><div class=\"description\">The Donald Gordon Auditorium<br \/>\nWits Business School Parktown, Johannesburg<\/div><div class=\"time\"><\/div><span class=\"border-right\"><\/span><div class=\"icon\" ><i class=\"fa \"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row ova_container=&#8221;no&#8221; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;about&#8221; el_class=&#8221;clear_sec&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1450185054364{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 83px !important;padding-bottom: 175px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spe_about fixpadding_left&#8221;]<div class=\"events_heading text-left \">\n<h2>About\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f17722;\">#<\/span><span style=\"color: #f17722;\">Mathub&#8217;Olusha<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Igniting Youth Potential. Powering SMEs. Shaping South Africa\u2019s Future.<\/h3>\n<hr\/><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;about_info&#8221;]\n<div>\n<p>#Mathub\u2019Olusha (opportunities for youth) is a national multi-stakeholder dialogue platform that seeks to mobilise South Africa\u2019s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take centre stage in accelerating youth economic participation. The initiative aims to connect youth, SMEs, and the national skills development and youth placement ecosystem, bringing together government, business, youth placement and SME development agencies, and academic institutions to co-create sustainable pathways for youth employability through\u00a0 SME engagement. Rooted in research and driven by collaboration, #Mathub\u2019Olusha exists to galvanise efforts that:<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate youth access to internships, work-integrated learning, and employment opportunities in SMEs.<\/li>\n<li>Support SMEs in becoming engines of inclusive growth by helping them absorb and train young talent.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen partnerships between SETAs, SME employers, TVET colleges, universities, youth organisations, policymakers, and various other key actors.<\/li>\n<li>Champion practical solutions, including mentorship, funding access, simplified processes, and digital matchmaking platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An initiative of Rendzo Network Africa, in partnership with Services SETA, #Mathub&#8217;Olusha comprises two elements:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>An international benchmarking study on SME-youth engagement: motivations, perceptions, approaches, enablers and inhibitors.<\/li>\n<li>A 2-day multi-stakeholder Summit on 29-30 May 2025, to exchange experiences and lessons and to map out a collaborative effort to drive impactful SME-youth engagement across all sectors of the South African economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re an entrepreneur, policymaker, educator, funder, youth leader, researcher, or youth placement practitioner join us in creating a future where SMEs are talent incubators and young people are change agents.<\/p><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spe_about_bg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744584989806{background-image: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/group-five-african-college-students-spending-time-together-campus-university-yard-black-afro-friends-studying-education-theme_1000x705.jpeg?id=1546) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;931&#8243; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449804215935{padding-top: 79px !important;padding-bottom: 105px !important;background-color: #e2e2e2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"events_heading text-center \">\n<h2>SUMMIT WILL <span style=\"color: #f17722;\">START IN<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<hr\/><\/div><div>\n        <div class=\"countdown-wrapper square_countdown\">\n        <div class=\"events_countdown\" \n                     data-years=years data-months=months data-weeks=\"weeks\" data-days=\"days\" data-hours=\"hours\" data-minutes=\"minutes\" data-seconds=\"seconds\" \n                     data-year=year data-month=month data-week=\"week\" data-day=\"day\" data-hour=\"hour\" data-minute=\"minute\" data-second=\"second\" \n                     data-end_date_y = \"2025\" data-end_date_m=\"4\" data-end_date_d=\"30\" \n                     data-timezone = \"0\" data-display_format=\"dHMS\"\n          ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449804219398{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 91px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;topics&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"topics_covered  text-left\" ><span class=\"media-title\" style=\"border-color: #f17722\"> \n                      <i class=\"fa fa-joomla\" style=\"color:#f17722\"><\/i>\n                  <\/span><div class=\"media-heading\"><a style=\"color:#000000\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Why #Mathub\u2019Olusha matters?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-other_desc\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"2671\">Because South Africa\u2019s greatest opportunity is its youth\u2014and its most underutilised growth engine is its SMEs. Recent research by TIPS indicates that in 2024 South Africa had almost 700 000 formal sector small businesses, defined as those with under 50 employees each. In other words, the majority of South Africa\u2019s workplaces are in the small and medium-size category. This represents significant scope to markedly increase youth absorption into the country&#8217;s small workplaces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"topics_covered  text-left\" ><span class=\"media-title\" style=\"border-color: #f17722\"> \n                      <i class=\"fa fa-joomla\" style=\"color:#f17722\"><\/i>\n                  <\/span><div class=\"media-heading\"><a style=\"color:#000000\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Why Attend #Mathub\u2019Olusha?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-other_desc\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"2671\">Attending the #Mathub\u2019Olusha Summit is a chance to be part of a visionary move to shape the future of youth employment in South Africa. The Summit offers a space to engage directly with SME leaders, policy influencers, education experts, funders, and innovators who are actively working to create opportunities for young people. Delegates will gain valuable insights from research on SME-youth engagement dynamics and benefit from shared experiences and case studies from both local and international contexts. Participants will also take part in interactive discussions and workshops that focus on real-world challenges and propose workable solutions. The Summit provides opportunities to network, collaborate, and co-create meaningful partnerships that will drive change beyond the event itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"topics_covered  text-left\" ><span class=\"media-title\" style=\"border-color: #f17722\"> \n                      <i class=\"fa fa-anchor\" style=\"color:#f17722\"><\/i>\n                  <\/span><div class=\"media-heading\"><a style=\"color:#000000\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Summit Objectives<\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-other_desc\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3620\">The #Mathub\u2019Olusha Summit aims to facilitate meaningful dialogue and partnerships and seeks to identify the practical challenges that hinder youth employment in SMEs and to uncover opportunities for innovative solutions. The Summit will develop concrete, actionable strategies that can be implemented across sectors to enhance the capacity of SMEs to host, train, and empower young people. It also aims to spotlight successful models and practices, and to mobilise resources, partnerships, and sustained engagement for long-term implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row ova_container=&#8221;no&#8221; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744586399649{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;events_registernow_text&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;register_text text-center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449476339848{padding-top: 290px !important;padding-bottom: 250px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bg21.jpg?id=713) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Target Audience<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"4151\">The Summit is designed to attract a wide array of participants including SME owners and managers, representatives from Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) and the National Skills Fund, policymakers, youth organisations, researchers, education &amp; training and youth placement practitioners, development partners, investors, and relevant international agencies. This diverse group of attendees reflects the cross-sectoral collaboration that is necessary to address youth employment in a meaningful and scalable way.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745441508188{background-image: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AdobeStock_408962191-scaled.jpeg?id=1598) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;register_text_bg&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449804226366{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 85px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;speakers&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"events_heading text-center \">\n<h2>Summit <span style=\"color: #f17722;\">speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"567\">The Mathub\u2019Olusha Summit will feature leading voices from across South Africa and beyond who are actively shaping the future of youth employment and SME development. These include seasoned SME practitioners, policy-makers, youth leaders, education and training experts, and international specialists with deep insights into employment creation and SME growth ecosystems.<\/p>\n<hr\/><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column el_class=&#8221;text-center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447063303986{padding-top: 33px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div class=\"speakers-list\" style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; justify-content: space-between; font-family: sans-serif;\"><!-- Speaker Card --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Andile Sipengane<\/h4>\n<p>CEO, Umngeni Water Institute of Learning<br \/>\nFormer Acting CEO, Services SETA<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Barry Masoga<\/h4>\n<p>Director, Education Industry Exchange (EIE)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Christopher Nisbet<\/h4>\n<p>Assistant Client Manager &amp; ECITB RHIF Project Manager,<br \/>\nForth Valley College, Scotland, UK<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Dave Wilson<\/h4>\n<p>Director, National Mentorship Movement (NMM)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Errol Freeman<\/h4>\n<p>CEO, Lulalab Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Ms. Erica Kempken<\/h4>\n<p>Director, Youth@Work South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Sakhumzi Maqubela<\/h4>\n<p>Owner, Sakhumzi Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Tsholo Mogotsi<\/h4>\n<p>Chief Partnerships Officer, Youth Employment Service (YES)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 30%; background: #fff7f0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #f17722;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #f17722; margin-top: 0;\">Mr. Zwelidumile Magano<\/h4>\n<p>Senior Project Manager: Skills and Inclusive Workplaces, NBI<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row ova_container=&#8221;no&#8221; opacity_bg_pattern=&#8221;0.1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744588393895{background-color: #f17722 !important;}&#8221; ova_textcolor=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449478409522{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n    <div>\n      <div  class=\"owl-carousel events_bgslide  \" data-loop=\"true\" data-auto_slider=\"true\" data-duration=\"3000\" data-navigation=\"true\">\n      <div class=\"bgslide_item \"><div class=\"bg\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Youth-Employment-Statistics-in-Africa.jpg) no-repeat\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bgslide_item \"><div class=\"bg\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/mathubolusha.rendzonetwork.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-12-at-12.59.44_fc569534.jpg) no-repeat\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    [\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1449649221477{padding-top: 94px !important;padding-bottom: 174px !important;padding-left: 82px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;fixpadding_right faq_content&#8221;]<div class=\"events_heading text-left grey_text\">\n<h2>6 Reasons SMEs Matter for Youth<\/h2>\n<hr\/><\/div>[vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section i_position=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1450163205049-5504b233-ffc9&#8243; el_class=&#8221;faq_sec&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"4151\">1. SMEs are laboratories for young talent<br \/>\n2. SME foster learning by doing, not just observing<br \/>\n3. Developing hard and soft skills through on the job training<br \/>\n4. Fostering entrepreneurial thinking and mindsets<br \/>\n5. SMEs = serious job creation<br \/>\n6. 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