Tag: pandemic
The warmth of long Covid nights
“THE winter wonderland we see on Christmas cards,” dreamed Luke the Dude, “is a world of snow, warm coats and Jingle Bells – at...
Denying a person the right to earn a living is immoral
The President, receiving his full salary, and enjoying normal benefits during the national Covid-19 predicament, on 27 June 2021, made an announcement which resulted...
Smart buildings – your journey can start today
The global pandemic is a large, disruptive force which has impacted the commercial real estate industry and its tenancy. Widely introduced remote and work-from-home...
OPINION: With tourism on its knees, local spat makes no sense
The editor laments, again.
A Stadler Street address in Blouberstrand is like a little piece of heaven.
Its commanding views of Table Mountain and Robben Island,...
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...
Shell to make first profit from oil output since pandemic
Royal Dutch Shell said it expects to make the first profit from pumping oil since the start of the pandemic.
Shell's upstream unit, which largely...
City’s plans to bring new water online surges ahead despite pandemic
Projects in the City’s New Water Programme are progressing well, despite the challenges of the global pandemic. The programme aims to bring new water...
SA is one of world’s worst places to be in the pandemic
South Africa has been ranked as the second-worst country to live in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico claims the number one spot, according to...
Price growth resilient; outlook uncertain
The FNB HPI shows resilience in price growth.
Key themes:
The pandemic has not had as chilling an effect as initially expected: prices growth has...
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