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"By prohibiting all formal sales of alcohol, South Africa has chosen not to follow global trends in responding to the epidemic, and unfortunately this comes at a very high cost to the economy." |
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 | | The 6,500m2 fully-let Richmond Corner shopping centre in Cape Town opened its doors this month. It is also part of Richmond Park, an 84ha site that is part of a milestone land restitution settlement... read |
|  | TIM LOUW As South Africa's travel and tourism sector contemplates the future, it's clear that the country will need to appeal to intrepid, adventurous and more socially- and environmentally-conscious travellers - with the 18-34 category at the heart of its post-Covid recovery... read |
|  | MISHECK MUTIZE A debt service relief package has been approved by some of the world's biggest lenders for more than 25 African countries... read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR Radio presenter and digital media boffin, Jacaranda's Renaldo Schwarp lets us in on what's next for him after wrapping his shows at the station over the past weekend... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The agricultural sector is showing itself to be an anomaly, and it grew almost 30% during the financially turbulent first quarter of 2020... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Marcia Mayaba has been elected as the National Automobile Dealers' Association's (NADA) new vice-chairperson effective immediately... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | MORAG EVANS Failure by construction industry players to comply with Covid-19 hygiene regulations and protocols could lead to site shutdowns which the industry can ill afford... Read |
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| Education |
 | EDWELL GUMBO After reopening briefly, public schools across the country have had to face the reality of shutting down again for four weeks from 27 July as the Covid-19 pandemic escalates... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | The Mine Health and Safety Council has been established to look into re-skilling and training mine workers to mitigate the job losses in the sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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| Entrepreneurship |
 | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH Edge Growth has announced a partnership with entrepreneurial company Massive Quantum, which procures and supplies raw chemical materials and engineering products to South Africa and its neighbouring states... Read |
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 | NICCI BOTHA There are early signs that the Western Cape may have crested the Covid-19 curve, even though restrictions have been eased and more economic activity has resumed... Read |
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 | While South Africa's courts and regulators often turn to foreign law for guidance, the roles have been reversed for once. In a test case for Covid-19-related business interruption insurance claims in the United Kingdom (UK), its Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is being influenced by a recent court judgment in South Africa... Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | While the recent lockdowns globally and locally have stifled the travel industry, FlySafair continues to weather the storm and is presently operating 36% of the available seat capacity on the South African domestic market. Read |
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 | SISA NTSHONA With the gradual easing of border restrictions around the world and as countries slowly start welcoming tourists back, it goes without saying that Covid-19 has been particularly devastating on the tourism sector... Read |
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 | The Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission has released its annual report on the national status and trends on B-BBEE... Read |
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 | ABDU MOHIDDIN & MARLEEN TEMMERMAN There are reports that Kenya's hospital beds are filling up because of a surge in Covid-19 patients. This highlights concerns since the start of the pandemic, that the health systems of many African countries would quickly become overwhelmed... Read |
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 | STEVE NICHOLLS On a trip to Denmark to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the National Business Initiative's (NBI) counterparts there, the one issue on which we struggled to connect was inequality... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As we celebrate Women's Month, we should be aware of the need to continuously invest in women's empowerment on personal and professional levels as there is an incredible amount of evidence to support the positive ramifications... Read |
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