Practical career help for South Africans
The handbook for getting a job in South Africa.
Step-by-step guides on how to apply for SA Youth, government programmes, learnerships, and the country's biggest employers — without the jargon.
How to apply
Apply for South Africa's biggest opportunities
City of Ekurhuleni - Metropolitan municipality
How to apply for City of Ekurhuleni vacancies
Ekurhuleni advertises every permanent, fixed-term, temporary and EPWP post on one portal: rems.ekurhuleni.gov.za/eRecruitment. Applications are online only, free, and never via WhatsApp or Facebook.
Eskom vacancies and careers portal
Eskom vacancies 2026: register on the careers portal and apply
77 vacancies and six 2027-intake bursaries are live on eskomcareers.ci.hr, Eskom's only official e-recruitment portal. Registration is free, online and takes about ten minutes.
Gauteng Department of Education - teacher recruitment
How to register on the GDE unemployed educators database
The Gauteng Department of Education keeps one online database of qualified, unemployed teachers and therapists. Schools and all 15 districts use it to fill PL1 posts. Registration is free at unemployededucators.gauteng.gov.za.
Department of Home Affairs - Smart ID and passport appointments
How to book a Home Affairs appointment online
Home Affairs bookings are free and made on MyHomeAffairsOnline, the upgraded Branch Appointment Booking System (BABS). You can also apply and pay online through eHomeAffairs, or walk into a participating bank branch for a smart ID.
Government school programme
SA Youth Teacher Assistant: how to apply (and what's happening with Phase VI)
The Basic Education Employment Initiative placed ~200,000 young people in schools during Phase V. As of September 2026, Phase VI has not been funded - here's the honest picture and how to apply if it opens.
City of Tshwane - Metropolitan municipality
How to apply for City of Tshwane vacancies
The City of Tshwane advertises its jobs in numbered Job Forums on tshwane.gov.za and takes applications only through its Tshwane Careers portal. It is free, online only, and the City never recruits through WhatsApp or Facebook.
Guides
Forms, documents, and the admin in between
Matric & education
How to find your matric examination number
Where it appears on your certificate, what to do if you've lost it, and who to contact at every provincial education department - for DBE, IEB and SACAI candidates.
Matric & education
Matric timetable 2026: the full NSC exam schedule
Every paper in the October/November 2026 National Senior Certificate examination, week by week, taken from the Department of Basic Education's final timetable - plus key dates, exam-day rules and what happens after the last paper.
Government jobs - DPSA
The DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular, explained
Every government post in South Africa is advertised in one weekly PDF. It is free, it is published on a fixed schedule, and most applicants never read the rules at the front of it.
Money - Learnerships
Learnership stipends in South Africa 2026
There is a legal minimum allowance for every registered learnership, set by government notice and updated each March. Most people applying have never seen the table.
Learnerships - How it works
SETA learnerships 2026: how the system actually works
There are 21 SETAs in South Africa. Understanding what they do - and what they do not do - is the difference between a real application and a wasted month.
Universities - 2027 intake
University applications for 2027: every closing date
The 2027 cycle is open now. Deadlines differ by university and by programme, and several have already passed. Every date here was read off the university's own website.
Verified, current information
Every guide is researched against official sources (DPSA, DBE, SA Youth) and dated so you know it's current.
Plain English, no jargon
If something is confusing, that's our problem. We explain in language anyone can act on.
Free, always
No registration, no paywall, no fake recruitment fees. If you're asked to pay for a job, it's a scam.