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
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship 2026: how to apply
Full-cost undergraduate fellowship at 11 SA partner universities, plus mentorship, entrepreneurial curriculum and a lifelong alumni network. Highly selective — historical acceptance rate is ~2–3%.
APS for SA universities
APS Score Calculator 2026: how to calculate your APS
The standard 1–7 scale on your 6 best subjects gets you to 42 — but UCT (FPS), Stellenbosch (TPT) and Wits (7 subjects) all use variations. Here's the full breakdown plus 2026 thresholds for the biggest programmes.
BANKSETA — Banking sector
BANKSETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
BANKSETA runs Letsema (post-matric) and Kuyasa (graduate) plus accredits bank-run learnerships at every major SA bank. ~75% of completers go on to full-time banking employment.
Bursary hub
South African bursaries 2026: complete guide
Every major SA bursary for the 2026/2027 academic cycle — categorised, with eligibility, closing dates, work-back rules, and links to deep-dive guides for the biggest funders.
Gauteng — Public TVET
Ekurhuleni East TVET College: 2026 application guide
EETC serves Springs, Brakpan, Benoni, Kwa-Thema and Daveyton — with the Artisan & Skills Development Centre in Springs offering trade tests in electrical, plumbing, fitting and turning, boilermaking and more.
Government employment programme
How to apply for EPWP work in 2026
EPWP is South Africa's biggest public works programme — 1.7 million work opportunities created in Phase V so far. New for 2026: digital recruitment via SA Youth, cutting out the ward-councillor gatekeeping.
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.
NSFAS
How to check your NSFAS status in 2026
Step-by-step status check on the myNSFAS portal, every status message explained, and what to do if your application is stuck, rejected, or marked "Provisionally Funded".
SA Youth troubleshooting
SA Youth not working? Fix it in 5 minutes
The most common problems on sayouth.mobi — wrong password, no OTP, site won't load, application stuck — and exactly what to do about each one.
SASSA SRD grant
How to check your SASSA SRD R370 status
Three official ways to check your SRD status, every status message explained ("Means Income Source Identified", "Identity Verification Failed", and more), and what to do at every stage — including how to appeal.
Job application documents
Testimonial letter for a job: templates and how to write one
Everything South African job-seekers need to write — or request — a strong testimonial letter, with five ready-to-copy templates for the most common SA scenarios.
Government job applications
Z83 form 2026: complete guide and download
The Z83 is the official SA government job application form. The current version (effective 1 January 2021) is still the only accepted version in 2026 — here's how to complete it without getting rejected.
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.