{"id":6685,"date":"2026-07-27T11:08:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=188277"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:08:50","slug":"twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Years of Investing in Young People Recognised Nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally\/#Track_Your_Press_Release_HERE\" >Track Your Press Release HERE<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally\/#Check_Online_Visibility\" >Check Online Visibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/General_Business_FQI-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Youth Month invites us to reflect on the future we are helping to build and the responsibility we share in creating opportunities for the next generation. At the Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards 2026, the SIOC Community Development Trust was named a finalist in four categories and received a Highly Commended Award for Youth Development.<\/p>\n<p>As a founding member of the Trust, Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore is proud to see the achievements of the SIOC Community Development Trust recognized as it celebrates 20 years of existence. Guided by the theme, \u201c20 Years of Impact, Trust, Building Resilient Communities,\u201d the achievement reflects the two decades of commitment to empowering young people through education, skills development, entrepreneurship and pathways to sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s youth have always embodied resilience, courage and possibility. This recognition reinforces the importance of continuing to invest in opportunities that enable young people to shape their own futures and contribute to thriving communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: T M from <strong><a title class=\"aalmanual\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/directory\/a\/bydesign-communications\/\">ByDesign Communications<\/a><strong> on behalf of <strong>SIOC<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Track_Your_Press_Release_HERE\"><\/span>Track Your Press Release HERE:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mypr-visibility-box\" readability=\"4.2608695652174\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Online_Visibility\"><\/span>Check Online Visibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Verify where this release is currently indexed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/twenty-years-of-investing-in-young-people-recognised-nationally\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth Month invites us to reflect on the future we are helping to build and the responsibility we share in creating opportunities for the next generation. 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