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# [Press](https://blog.yes4youth.co.za/press/who-will-benefit-from-microsofts-multi-billion-rand-sa-investment)

 Written by [Admin](https://blog.yes4youth.co.za/press/author/admin) | Mar 11, 2025 8:17:29 AM

Publication: [Moneyweb](https://iono.fm/e/1535032)

Author: Jeremy Maggs

Will Microsoft’s additional R5bn investment in South Africa help equip the youth with critical Azure skills? Outa says it can find R500bn in the budget without having to hike Vat. How the Sandton shootout highlights a lack of enforcement and accountability when it comes to private bodyguards and gun ownership. And why the health department’s limited implementation of a recent market inquiry will do little to tackle the high cost of private healthcare.

 

Listen to the full podcast below: 

 

 

 

**Guests on the show: **

Wayne Duvenage: CEO, OUTA  
Ravi Naidoo: CEO, Youth Employment Service  
Dr Aslam Dasoo, Universal Healthcare Access Coalition  
Claire Taylor: Research & policy analyst, Gun Free SA

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