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KAYLA SHADIACK The effects of Covid-19 are being felt by small and larger businesses particularly in the retail and leisure sectors... |
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 | | In an emotional conference call to suppliers on Thursday, Edcon's CEO Grant Pattison delivered the news that the company is unable to pay its suppliers, as it only has sufficient liquidity to pay salaries... read |
|  | JARED RUTTENBERG We're in trouble. Weeks, even days ago, I never thought that I'd have to pen such words. As a result of Covid-19, we're essentially being forced to navigate waters that are not only unchartered but also as stormy as can be... read |
|  | ISSUED BY LOERIES The Loeries and Constitution Hill - the venue for this year's Loeries Creative Week, taking place in September - have launched an innovative campaign to elicit creative solutions to deal with challenges around the Coronavirus - or Covid-19 - pandemic... read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa has once again highlighted the dangers that the country's lacking water infrastructure pose... Read |
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| Entrepreneurship |
 | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH To help you respond at speed to the coronavirus and its effects, we've developed a Covid-19 Survival Toolkit for the small business and entrepreneur... Read |
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 | NICOLE PAIGE, MICHAEL DENENGA & ASHFORD NYATSUMBA South Africa started 2020 on the ropes with economists generally expecting the annual GDP growth to be below 1%. This already weak outlook has been exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19 and the consequent curtailment of economic activity... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The national lockdown, imposed by South Africa's National Government, has had a direct impact on public transport services including the number of trips and operating times will be significantly reduced... Read |
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 | A group of 60 German tourists has been placed under quarantine after one of them tested positive for Covid-19, said the Gauteng Health Department on Friday. Read |
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 | As failing South African parastatals continue to put huge pressure on the economy and negative international sentiment makes corporate investors nervous... Read |
 | The Motsepe Family, in partnership with Sanlam, African Rainbow Capital, African Rainbow Minerals and others, has pledged R1bn to assist in tackling the coronavirus pandemic... Read |
 | As South Africa enters the nation-wide lockdown, black entrepreneurs can look forward to funding of between R500,000 and R10 million in concessionary loans... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Godfrey Sono and Sibusiso Vilakazi successfully launched mo-Wash, mobile hand washing units into the market. This stand-alone, fully automatic portable unit requires no plumbing or drainage, providing a cost-effective hygiene solution... Read |
 | It is often said that the elderly and those with impaired immune systems are most at risk due to Covid-19, but small businesses are just as vulnerable... Read |
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