Apply guides
Step-by-step apply guides
Clear, no-fluff guides on how to apply for South African government programmes, youth opportunities, and major employers — with eligibility, documents, and exact steps.
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%.
Updated 17 May 2026
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.
Updated 17 May 2026
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.
Updated 17 May 2026
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.
Updated 17 May 2026
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.
Updated 17 May 2026
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.
Updated 17 May 2026
Eskom — Electricity utility
How to apply for Eskom jobs
Eskom hires engineers, artisans, plant operators and bursars through one portal — eskomcareers.ci.hr. Free, online only, and never via WhatsApp.
Updated 17 May 2026
Western Cape — Public TVET
False Bay TVET College: 2026 application guide
ISO 9001:2015 certified, ~11,000 students, 5 campuses across the southern Cape Peninsula. Strong in hospitality, maritime studies, engineering and IT.
Updated 17 May 2026
DBE — Teaching bursary
Funza Lushaka Bursary 2026: how to apply
Full-cost teaching bursary for B.Ed students in priority subjects. Run by the Department of Basic Education with NSFAS handling disbursement. Year-for-year teaching work-back at a public school.
Updated 17 May 2026
TVET application
How to apply to a TVET college in South Africa 2026
Practical step-by-step — pick your college, pick your programme, get certified copies, apply online via Coltech (or the college's portal), then apply for NSFAS separately.
Updated 17 May 2026
HWSETA — Health & welfare
HWSETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
HWSETA funds Pharmacist Assistant, Auxiliary Nursing, Phlebotomy, Social Auxiliary Work and more. The Pharmacist Assistant pathway (Basic → Post-Basic → B.Pharm) is the most accessible route into pharmacy.
Updated 17 May 2026
INSETA — Insurance sector
INSETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
INSETA funds 46 learnership categories across short-term, long-term, wealth management and financial advisory. Most lead to the RE5 regulatory exam — the gateway to FSCA Representative registration.
Updated 17 May 2026
KwaZulu-Natal — Public TVET
Majuba TVET College: 2026 application guide
One of KZN's largest TVET colleges, headquartered in Newcastle with 6 campuses across northern KZN. Strong in engineering, artisan trades and business studies.
Updated 17 May 2026
MERSETA — Manufacturing & engineering
MERSETA learnerships and apprenticeships 2026
MERSETA funds 100+ programmes across 6 chambers — Metal & Engineering, Auto, Motor Retail, Components, Tyre, Plastics. Apprenticeships end with the Trade Test and Red Seal artisan qualification.
Updated 17 May 2026
MICT SETA — IT, telecoms & media
MICT SETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
MICT SETA covers 5 sub-sectors — IT, telecoms, electronics, advertising and film. Apply through host companies (MTN, Vodacom, Telkom) or accredited providers — never directly to MICT SETA.
Updated 17 May 2026
MQA — Mining sector
MQA mining learnerships 2026: how to apply
MQA funds learnerships across SA's mining houses — Anglo American, Sibanye-Stillwater, Harmony, Exxaro, Sasol Mining and more. Higher stipends than most SETAs, with a clear pathway to permanent mining roles.
Updated 17 May 2026
MTN — Telecoms
How to apply for MTN jobs in South Africa
MTN advertises every legitimate job on the Y'ello Family portal. Here's the step-by-step from registration to offer — and the WhatsApp scams to ignore along the way.
Updated 17 May 2026
UNISA — Distance learning
myUnisa Student Portal 2026: how to log in and use it
myUnisa is the central portal for SA's ~400,000-student distance learning university. With myLife email, myModules LMS, online exams and applications — here's how to use every UNISA portal.
Updated 17 May 2026
Higher education funding
How to apply for NSFAS in 2026
NSFAS funds tuition, accommodation, transport and food for South African students at public universities and TVET colleges. Here's exactly how to apply, what to upload, and what to do if you're rejected.
Updated 17 May 2026
NWU — Student portal
NWU eFundi & Student Portal 2026: how to log in
Student Portal (Campus Nexus SIS) is the admin system; eFundi (Sakai) is the LMS. Both use a single sign-on with NWU credentials — here's the complete login guide including the @mysis-nwu.ac.za vs @mynwu.ac.za confusion.
Updated 17 May 2026
Government school programme
How to apply to be a General School Assistant (GSA)
GSA is the most accessible BEEI role — no matric required for Handyman or Sports & Enrichment posts, R4,000/month, 6 months. Apply via SA Youth when intakes open.
Updated 17 May 2026
Government youth portal
SA Youth login: how to sign in to sayouth.mobi
Use your ID number and password to access the official SA Youth platform — free, on any network, with no data needed on Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom or Virgin Mobile.
Updated 17 May 2026
Government youth portal
SA Youth registration: sign up on sayouth.mobi
Join the SA Youth network in about 4 minutes to access jobs, learnerships, the YES programme, the Teacher Assistant programme (BEEI), and free work-readiness content.
Updated 17 May 2026
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 May 2026, Phase VI has not been funded — here's the honest picture and how to apply if it opens.
Updated 17 May 2026
SAICA — Chartered Accountancy
SAICA Thuthuka Bursary 2026: full-cost CA bursary
Thuthuka is SAICA's flagship full-cost bursary for African and Coloured students pursuing the CA(SA) qualification — covering tuition, residence, meals, books, stipend, and a guaranteed training contract after CTA.
Updated 17 May 2026
South African Police Service
How to apply for SAPS jobs (police trainee and civilian)
SAPS recruits ~5,500 police trainees a year plus civilian roles in HR, finance, IT, 10111 and the Forensic Science Laboratory. Here's exactly how to apply and what the selection looks like.
Updated 17 May 2026
SARS — Revenue and customs
How to apply for SARS jobs
SARS hires through the SuccessFactors eRecruit portal — no Z83, no walk-ins, no fees. Here's the step-by-step plus the Graduate Programme, CA Articles, Customs Officer and bursary routes.
Updated 17 May 2026
Sasol bursary — chemicals & energy
Sasol Bursary 2027: full-cost engineering & science funding
Two streams — Mainstream (no income cap, year-for-year work-back) and Foundation (means-tested at R600k household income). 2027 academic year applications close 17 May 2026.
Updated 17 May 2026
Sasol — Chemicals & energy
How to apply for Sasol jobs
Sasol hires through jobs.sasol.com only — learnerships, bursaries, graduate programme, and permanent roles across Secunda, Sasolburg, Sandton and Mozambique. No email applications, no recruitment fees.
Updated 17 May 2026
Services SETA — Personal & business services
Services SETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
Services SETA is SA's largest SETA — covering cleaning, security, hairdressing, real estate, business admin and more across 6 chambers. It also has SA's worst SETA fraud record — verify everything before paying anyone a cent.
Updated 17 May 2026
Shoprite Holdings — Retail
How to apply for Shoprite, Checkers and Usave jobs
Shoprite is South Africa's largest private employer — 170,000+ staff across Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, OK, LiquorShop and House & Home. Here's how to apply correctly to the right portal.
Updated 17 May 2026
Universities hub
South African universities 2026: how to apply
All 26 public universities, every major application portal, APS calculation, NSFAS and missing-middle loan, plus 2026 dates for 2027 admission.
Updated 17 May 2026
Standard Bank — Banking & financial services
How to apply for the Standard Bank Graduate Programme
Standard Bank's graduate programmes feed into Africa's largest bank by assets. Here's the application step-by-step, the Odyssey assessment, the deadlines, and the alternatives if you're not a graduate yet.
Updated 17 May 2026
Stellenbosch (Maties) — Student portal
Stellenbosch University portals 2026: SUNStudent, SUNLearn login
SUNStudent is the admin portal; SUNLearn (Moodle) is the LMS. Both use the same SU credentials with mandatory Microsoft Authenticator MFA. Here's how to set up and log in.
Updated 17 May 2026
Transnet — Rail, ports & pipelines
How to apply for Transnet jobs
Transnet runs SA's freight rail, ports and pipelines — with apprenticeships in 14 trades, the Young Professionals in Training graduate programme, bursaries and train driver learnerships. Apply only through the Talent Portal.
Updated 17 May 2026
TVET — Vocational education
TVET Colleges in South Africa: complete 2026 guide
50 public TVET colleges across 364 campuses, enrolling 700,000+ students. The vocational, occupational, trade route into the SA workplace — and the funding to make it free.
Updated 17 May 2026
UCT — Student portals
UCT online portals: 2026 login guide
Every UCT student portal in one place — Self-Service (PeopleSoft), Amathuba (the new LMS that replaced Vula), Webmail, Library, UCT Mobile. With first-time login, MFA setup and password reset.
Updated 17 May 2026
UJ — Student portal
UJ uLink Portal 2026: how to log in and use it
uLink is UJ's single sign-on student portal — central hub for applications, registration, results, fees, Blackboard and webmail. Here's the complete login and application guide.
Updated 17 May 2026
UKZN — Student portal
UKZN Student Central 2026: how to log in
Student Central is UKZN's admin portal — registration, results, fees. UKZN Learn (Moodle) is the LMS. Undergraduate applications go through CAO, not directly to UKZN.
Updated 17 May 2026
UP (Tuks) — Student portal
UP Student Portal 2026: my.up.ac.za and clickUP login
Master login guide for UP's student portals — UP Portal (my.up.ac.za) for admin, clickUP (Blackboard Ultra) for course content. With password reset, Tuks email setup and mobile access.
Updated 17 May 2026
Wits — Student portal
Wits Self-Service 2026: how to log in and use it
Wits Self-Service is the PeopleSoft-based admin portal for applications, registration, results and fees. ulwazi is the Canvas-based LMS for course content. Here's how to use both.
Updated 17 May 2026
W&RSETA — Wholesale & retail
W&RSETA learnerships 2026: how to apply
W&RSETA covers SA's biggest retailers — Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Spar, Woolworths, Clicks and more. The flagship Retail Readiness Programme has placed ~39,000 youth since 2016.
Updated 17 May 2026
Youth employment programme
YES Programme: how to apply for 12 months of paid work experience
The Youth Employment Service places ~50,000 young South Africans a year into 12-month full-time roles with private employers — R5,241/month, free to apply, verified CV at the end.
Updated 17 May 2026