Johannesburg – ‘Catch them young’ seems to be the best strategy as was evinced at an awards ceremony where high school learners with innovative solutions for environmental challenges were handed out around R4 million in prizes in Sandton, north of Joburg.
Now in their eighth year, and punted as a platform where “the ideas of school teams are heard, tested and supported”, the Step Up 2 A Green Start Up National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards celebrated the winning ideas of high school students and the overall winners had a sponsored trip to Silicon Valley as part of their prize.
The bright sparks rose to the top of over 12 500 young people who entered from schools across the country…
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