Tag: Covid-19 pandemic
Coffee craze sparks opportunities post Covid
Against a backdrop of adversity, firstly the pandemic, then a medical catastrophe, the rise and rise of the coffee business has created a lifeline...
Here are the new rules replacing South Africa’s state of disaster
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted new regulations terminating South Africa’s national state of disaster and introducing new transitional...
Give SMMEs a break to recover- Lets’ tax sensibly
Two years post pandemic- SMMEs are reeling from the impact that COVID has had on their businesses. It’s time to consider how they can...
Manufacturing sector facing a ‘stop-start’ recovery
RISKS related to the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty regarding load shedding continue to weigh on local manufacturers, despite positive news...
Lockdown has done nothing to stop people leaving South Africa
While the global Covid-19 pandemic has stopped international travel, it has not done much to dampen the plans of South Africans who plan to...
Transformation imperative in aviation
Transformation in the aviation sector remains a challenge, with the 2020/21 financial year aviation statistics showing that no meaningful progress has been made in...
New fizz for beverage sector?
The local food and beverages sector has taken an interesting twist in the past few years with new innovative brands -often capitalising on consumer’s...
Is the planet telling us something?
By Allen Cockfield, CEO of Artic Driers
HAS mankind just pushed our habitat a step too far? I believe so! COVID-19 has smashed all the...
SAPPMA hosts 16th annual general meeting
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) hosted its 16th Annual General Meeting on the 7th of October 2020. Due to the ongoing...
How the pandemic affected South Africans’ mental health
More than 1200 South Africans participated in a survey by pharmaceutical company Pharma Dynamics which explores how mental wellness has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Approximately...
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