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What's actually landing — completion, capability, and whether the spend is converting into real skill.
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I sit down with Dr. Zakwe to walk through the five reasons learnerships collapse, and how one Melsoft program hit a 92% completion rate by fixing them.
What we cover
The conversations shaping South Africa's workforce future
Five threads run through everything Skills Capital publishes — plus one live conversation you're invited to join.
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Talent, employment & workforce strategy
How employers are building pipelines, planning headcount, and closing the gap between hiring and readiness.
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Transformation, B-BBEE & Employment Equity
The policy shifts, scorecard mechanics, and hard conversations behind genuine transformation.
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Technology, AI & future skills
What AI is actually changing in the workplace, and the skills that hold their value regardless.
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Skills funding, policy & institutional reform
SETAs, grants, and the institutional machinery that decides whether funding reaches the people it's meant for.
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02 · The ToolkitThe 2026 Skills Development ToolkitWSP, ATR, learner and verification documents, in one folder.
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