weekly newspaper. “We had good ideas but this year we have a bit of experience too, so we feel we are in a better position this year. Also, in 2020, the markets fell so there was nowhere to go but up. This year, we are seeing [many] more fluctuations and market movements, which makes investing choices a bit trickier,” Masete says. They named their team Limpopo Goes to the Market in the hope of encouraging other students and high school pupils from their province to enter the JSE Investment Challenge going forward. “It’s really hard to get into the investment game. There isn’t enough exposure and there is no subject at school that teaches you this stuff, so you have to learn it on your own. In the future, it would be beneficial if the government invested more in financial education. SA has one of the highest unemployment rates and I feel like financial education could be truly empowering and uplifting for our people. Not basic financial education but actually teaching people how to invest so they can earn bigger returns,” Masete says.