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 | MOLEFI MOKETSI Molefi Moketsi, chief technology officer at Jurni, shares four tips for tourism #SMMEs to leverage technology efficiently...read |
|  | MIKE ANDERSON It's the state of 'complete knowing' that you will succeed, no matter what. Furthermore, it's all about feeling extremely comfortable in every situation, even if the outcome is unknown...read |
|  | | Santam, Fairlady and True Love magazines have partnered up in the search to find the best female entrepreneurs in South Africa...read |
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| |  | The sale of cigarettes and alcohol will remain prohibited... Read |  | ANDRE VAN HEERDEN, JACQUES VAN WYK, AND BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES How do we calculate the benefits payable to employers, on behalf of their employees, in terms of the Covid-19 TERS...? Read |  | WILHELM CROUS, ISSUED BY SAICA Employees and their leaders are overwhelmed. And then... Covid-19 struck. The coronavirus and the fallout couldn't have come at a worse time... Read |  | ISSUED BY SHIFT IMPACT AFRICA Companies across Africa have taken rapid and significant steps to initiate community emergency relief efforts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SAICA During the lockdown, you may not be able to work in your business, but investor and entrepreneur York Zucchi shares expert tips on how you can work on your business... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE #TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Ten-year-old Gracia spent hours watching her seamstress grandmother make clothes. As she grew older, she became concerned about how people didn't like to wear African print designs... Read |
| Africa Month |
 | In celebration of Africa Month, Netflix has introduced a special collection showcasing African series, film and documentaries... Read |
 | VUKANI MNGXATI In the midst of a major technology revolution, South Africa continues to face multiple challenges such as high unemployment, slow economic growth and declining productivity to mention a few... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO While skills development and policymaking play a vital role in long term transformation efforts, youth entrepreneurship serves as a viable way to achieve tangible impact on a local, national and even continental scale... Read |
| Awards |
 | MEST is expanding the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge to target a larger number of tech startups in need of funding. This means the application deadline for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge has been extended to 13 May 2020... Read |
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 | ITAYI MANDONGA & JOSEPHE BLONDAUT In times of change - in society, business, and family and at home - you know it is vital to react as quickly as possible to mitigate impacts and other risks... Read |
| Community |
 | Business continuity plans have become even more valuable as Covid-19 sweeps across the globe forcing us into physical distancing and then lockdown... Read |
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 | ARNOUX MARE Time management is perhaps the most essential tool for companies right now as they battle against the lockdown and the uncertainty Covid-19 is having on the economy... Read |
| Research Reports |
 | No-one knows what the long-term economic effects of the Covid-19 epidemic will be... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Mobiz' mobile tools have made communication between businesses and their consumers a whole lot more convenient in a time of the nationwide lockdown... Read |
 | ROWAN LEIBBRANDT This too shall pass. And once it has, we will need small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises more than ever to boost our flailing economy, drive innovation and create jobs... Read |
 | Yoco has launched a suite of online payment solutions for merchants to sustain their cash flow during and beyond lockdown... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Given the tough economic times, the Pride Factor Online Academy has launched with five courses, three of which will be available for free as long as learning institutions are closed... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Trent Pike, founder of Mielie Mailer, believes that after the nationwide lockdown, more courier companies should consider looking at sustainable alternatives... Read |
 | DR COBUS OOSTHUIZEN While the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to sideline the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are in fact more vulnerable now than ever... Read |
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 | HARSHANA KASSEEAH Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of Covid-19... Read |
 | JUSTINE DAVIES On 2 April, Sierra Leone reported its second Covid-19 case. The government reacted quickly, the country was on lockdown for 72 hours and borders were closed... Read |
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 | BIASE DE GREGORIO Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for society, business and government to embrace uncertainty. This global crisis will force us to solve highly complex problems in new and creative ways... Read |
 | The Covid-19 coronavirus has forced essential businesses to offer delivery options and pushed consumers to buy online... Read |
 | The nationwide lockdown has dramatically flattened South Africa's Covid-19 curve, allowing the country time to reinforce its healthcare infrastructure, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said in a technical briefing... Read |
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