Tag: COVID19
Work from home permanently? This is what it means for your annual leave
A survey by professional services firm PwC shows that the pandemic has changed worked expectations in South Africa, with more employees wanting to work...
South Africans want to keep on working from home, study finds
One of the major legacies of the Covid-19 pandemic is an expectation by workers that they will be allowed to work remotely more often.
This is according...
Harsher lockdown will decimate Cape business and crush tourism
Imposing harsher Covid-19 lockdown regulations over the Easter weekend will have devastating consequences for the Western Cape’s private sector, particularly the tourism business. Should...
Covid-19 will end but workplace culture will never be the same
The onset of Covid-19 had organisations across the globe scrambling to find solutions to the sudden and widespread shift to remote work. More than a year...
Tourism recovery plan to be presented to Cabinet soon
When South Africa implemented lockdown restrictions, one of the sectors that was most affected by this was tourism, with businesses remaining shut even when...
South Africa has approved another COVID-19 vaccine
South Africa’s drugs regulator SAHPRA has confirmed that an emergency use application for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved.
According...
SA records 1 006 new COVID-19 cases
South Africa now has 1 529 420 confirmed COVID-19 cases after 1 006 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus in the last 24 hours.
According...
The impact of COVID-19 on women
How we are finding ways to be more flexible and inclusive
It’s International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021. In recognition, Emma Mer, CEO of...
Concern over COVID-19 third wave
While the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the world bringing new hope, the tourism sector will still have to operate alongside the virus...
SMEs remain under pressure as fuel prices increase
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are often hit the hardest during the periods of fuel price increases. This comes at a crucial time as SMEs are...
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