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admin January 10, 2023

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DEADLINE: 13 January 2023

In South Africa today 55% of 19-year-olds in South Africa are not in education, employment, or training. This amounts to 3.2m young people aged between 15 and 24-year-old.

(Stats SA – General Household Survey 2019 and Stats SA – Quarterly Labour Force Survey Quarter 1 2021)

Arena Holdings believes that education is integral to the development of all individuals, giving them the benefit of a full and better life. It contributes to a better society with people who are aware of their rights and duties.

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Higher education imparts in-depth knowledge and understanding, to advance students into new frontiers of knowledge, providing opportunities for lifelong learning, allowing people to upgrade their knowledge and skills from time to time, based on societal needs.

The significance of education is that it gives South Africans income security that enables them to provide for their families and improve their circumstances for the better.

The stated mission of Arena Holdings is ‘to enrich peoples’ lives with news and entertainment that informs, educates and uplifts’. The organisation seeks to utilise its resources in the formal and informal education arena, in an effort to build a stronger, better educated nation.