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Lessons in lockdown learning: How schools are now better equipped to cope

Edwell Gumbo 29 Jul 2020

Coronavirus: Update on agri events

29 Jul 2020

A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the Covid-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.

Covid-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system. And what can be done

Abdu Mohiddin & Marleen Temmerman 29 Jul 2020

Construction industry cannot afford Covid-19 non-compliance

Construction industry cannot afford Covid-19 non-compliance

Morag Evans 29 Jul 2020

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

SA alcohol ban inconsistent with global Covid-19 response - industry

29 Jul 2020

#ACACaresCovid19: Investing in culture, content and creativity

#ACACaresCovid19: Investing in culture, content and creativity

29 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Afrika Tikkun webinar unpacks shifting focus of global philanthropy

Covid-19: Afrika Tikkun webinar unpacks shifting focus of global philanthropy

29 Jul 2020

Appealing to the youth market: Why younger travellers will lead SA's tourism recovery

Appealing to the youth market: Why younger travellers will lead SA's tourism recovery

Tim Louw 29 Jul 2020

Barry O’Byrne, chief executive, global commercial banking, HSBC

After the pandemic: Economic recovery and renewal

Barry O'Byrne 29 Jul 2020

While fighting Covid-19 we may be losing the war against plastic pollution

While fighting Covid-19 we may be losing the war against plastic pollution

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 29 Jul 2020

South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni says the IMF loan will limit the country’s economic vulnerabilities which have been exacerbated by Covid-19. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

The IMF's $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls

Danny Bradlow 29 Jul 2020

How do we 'clean up' after the Covid storm?

How do we 'clean up' after the Covid storm?

Phil Lewis 29 Jul 2020

Redefining modern philanthropy in a post-Covid-19 world

Redefining modern philanthropy in a post-Covid-19 world

28 Jul 2020

Dr Katlego Mothudi, MD, Board of Healthcare Funders

Medical schemes hit back at CMS for impeding Covid-19 relief measures

28 Jul 2020

Lockdown transaction data reflects acceleration of e-commerce in SA

Lockdown transaction data reflects acceleration of e-commerce in SA

28 Jul 2020

Latest JLL report examines key investment trends following Covid-19

Latest JLL report examines key investment trends following Covid-19

28 Jul 2020

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Gauteng health boss denies tender allegations

28 Jul 2020

7 changes to construction contracts due to Covid-19

7 changes to construction contracts due to Covid-19

28 Jul 2020

Geoffrey Okamoto, first deputy managing director and acting chair, IMF

IMF approves South Africa's R70bn Covid-19 loan

28 Jul 2020

Fortune favours the brave - especially in a crisis

Fortune favours the brave - especially in a crisis

Niamh NicLiam, Incubeta 28 Jul 2020

What Mrs Gauteng has learned during the Covid-19 pandemic

What Mrs Gauteng has learned during the Covid-19 pandemic

Mrs Gauteng 28 Jul 2020

We are not superior. Our survival depends on the natural world

We are not superior. Our survival depends on the natural world

Amy Pieterse, Ginkgo Agency 28 Jul 2020

How Covid-19 modelling can optimise resource allocation

How Covid-19 modelling can optimise resource allocation

Akesh Lalla 28 Jul 2020

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

Bernice Joubert and Mariette Croukamp, Ask Afrika 28 Jul 2020

Motorsport is my life

Motorsport is my life

Sumitomo Dunlop 28 Jul 2020

Honda donates to healthcare services

Honda donates to healthcare services

28 Jul 2020

Your time is now

Your time is now

SAICA 28 Jul 2020

Pandemic highlights the importance of dietetics

Pandemic highlights the importance of dietetics

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 28 Jul 2020

Real Heroes Connect success shows South Africans are eager to increase coronavirus knowledge

Real Heroes Connect success shows South Africans are eager to increase coronavirus knowledge

Grapevine Communications 28 Jul 2020

Virtual shopping with Under Armour

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Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Jul 2020

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28 Jul 2020

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Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Jul 2020

#BizUnity: How Liberty Two Degrees is helping co-create a better tomorrow

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Sindy Peters 27 Jul 2020

Hats off (and masks on) to those on the frontline of local tourism

Hats off (and masks on) to those on the frontline of local tourism

Ryan Enslin 27 Jul 2020

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Covid-19 only a dress rehearsal for pandemics

27 Jul 2020

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

Tavern Relief Programme aims to raise R100m support package

27 Jul 2020

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Do South African banks offer value in a Covid-19 battered world?

Tim Acker 27 Jul 2020

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Nicci Botha 27 Jul 2020

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

Local intimate apparel retailer adapts business during lockdown

27 Jul 2020

A Covid-19 survival guide for small businesses

A Covid-19 survival guide for small businesses

27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

Supporting local tourism SMMEs during lockdown

Supporting local tourism SMMEs during lockdown

24 Jul 2020

Researchers are central to any country’s science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics.
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Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

Sam Kinyanjui & Sharon Fonn 24 Jul 2020

How to re-engage consumers to speed up post-pandemic recovery

How to re-engage consumers to speed up post-pandemic recovery

Kantar 24 Jul 2020

What Covid-19 means for the local barista

What Covid-19 means for the local barista

24 Jul 2020

Need for collaboration, cooperation, co-creation during Covid-19 pandemic

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24 Jul 2020

Construction hero excels in marathon to produce Covid-19 hospital beds

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24 Jul 2020

3M, United Way collaborate on SA Covid-19 relief programme

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24 Jul 2020

#BizUnity: Thanks so very blooming much

#BizUnity: Thanks so very blooming much

24 Jul 2020

SA retail trade sales plunge to record lows

24 Jul 2020

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Adopt-a-School 24 Jul 2020

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23 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

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Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

How Covid-19 has impacted print media [news and social media analysis]

How Covid-19 has impacted print media

Meltwater 23 Jul 2020

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