# Standard Bank and the GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy have launched applications for the 2025 Youth Forward Programme. The initiative comes as South Africa gears up for Youth Month. Standard Bank’s Naledzani Mosomane says the programme targets 50 black youth-owned businesses, offering tools for sustainable growth. She emphasised that with youth unemployment at 46.1-percent, the programme aims to empower entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 through mentorship, training, and support:
Standard Bank and GIBS tackle youth unemployment with 2025 Youth Forward Programme [SOUND]
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