Investing in South Africa's youth and paying particular attention to their skills development is key to the country's future economic growth, says President Jacob Zuma.

The SA economy needs people who have true employment, not just a job. To have true employment, people need to be passionate about what they do; but when skills shortages are rife, there can be no passion.

No one is perfect and most interviewers don't expect candidates to give perfect interviews, however, there are some interviewing mistakes that can easily be avoided.

Top private education experts have found a good way to improve the employment prospects of new graduates by focusing specifically on what employers want over and above the skills received via the curriculum.

Africa has the intellectual potential to solve all of its major problems, but this is forced into dormancy by lack of support and capacity, says Julius Akinyemi, visiting innovation fellow at the UCT GSB.