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Covid-19

Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

Travel

Rennies BCD Travel recognised as the top travel brand of 2023 at World Travel Awards Event in Dubai

Issued by Rennies BCD Travel 17 Oct 2023

Global Citizen announces 5 new ambassadors

ESG

Global Citizen announces 5 new ambassadors

Issued by OnPoint PR 30 Jun 2023

Covid-19

SA launches first Covid-19 antigen self-test kit

12 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

US to require travellers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight

29 Dec 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

No vax, no test, no entry: Labour Court weighs in on Covid-19 admission policies

Brett Abraham and Mehnaaz Bux 16 Mar 2022

Engen provides oxygen tanks to assist truck drivers in the fight against Covid

Logistics & Transport

Engen provides oxygen tanks to assist truck drivers in the fight against Covid

18 Oct 2021

Source: Supplied

Travel

What to expect when travelling to these top business destinations in Africa, Middle East

4 Oct 2021

Source: ©Elvira Koneva

Covid-19

Compulsory Covid-19 vaccines?

28 Sep 2021

Tourism & Travel

UK and SA delegates meet over red list status

28 Sep 2021

Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

Tourism & Travel

Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

6 Sep 2021

Why Thailand is the perfect destination for vaccinated SA travellers

Travel

Why Thailand is the perfect destination for vaccinated SA travellers

17 Aug 2021

Vaccine mandates are being debated all over the world. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Ethics & Medicolegal

Why Covid-19 vaccines should be mandatory in South Africa

Keymanthri Moodley 11 Aug 2021

CPT Tourism calls for no Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers

Travel

CPT Tourism calls for no Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers

30 Jul 2021

Image: ©Jozef Polc -

Covid-19

Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst

Rachel M Gisselquist & Andrea Vaccaro 18 Jun 2021

Aviation

Increased air travel digitalisation needed for sector restart, IATA

27 May 2021

Watch Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World on 9 May 2021

Events

Watch Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World on 9 May 2021

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 May 2021

IATA welcomes G20 Push to restart tourism

Aviation

IATA welcomes G20 Push to restart tourism

7 May 2021

Global Citizen announces Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as campaign chairs of Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

Events

Global Citizen announces Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as campaign chairs of Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

Issued by OnPoint PR 28 Apr 2021

Emirates begins IATA Travel Pass trials

Travel

Emirates begins IATA Travel Pass trials

19 Apr 2021

Global Citizen urges wealthy nations to pledge 'dollars for doses' to vaccinate 6.5m African health workers

Health & Social Welfare

Global Citizen urges wealthy nations to pledge 'dollars for doses' to vaccinate 6.5m African health workers

Issued by OnPoint PR 14 Apr 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Terri Verhoeven of Big Concerts on navigating the new events, entertainment space

Music

#BehindtheBrandManager: Terri Verhoeven of Big Concerts on navigating the new events, entertainment space

Ruth Cooper 6 Apr 2021

Ctrack Freight Transport Index: A small decline hides massive winners, losers in freight sub-sectors

Logistics & Transport

Ctrack Freight Transport Index: A small decline hides massive winners, losers in freight sub-sectors

12 Apr 2021

Digital health passport launches in South Africa

Tourism & Travel

Digital health passport launches in South Africa

3 Mar 2021

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

Technology

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

2 Mar 2021

Africa airlines see 69.8% drop in passenger traffic demand

Travel

Africa airlines see 69.8% drop in passenger traffic demand

5 Feb 2021

The lowdown on Covid-19 test protocols

Covid-19

The lowdown on Covid-19 test protocols

Issued by Bonitas 2 Feb 2021

WTTC: Downfall of discriminating against unvaccinated travellers

Travel

WTTC: Downfall of discriminating against unvaccinated travellers

Linda Hohnholz 13 Jan 2021

Big Concerts, The Entertainment Group partner with Health Passport Europe in aim to safely reopen SA's events industry

Events

Big Concerts, The Entertainment Group partner with Health Passport Europe in aim to safely reopen SA's events industry

11 Jan 2021

Professor Alex van den Heever, chair, Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.

Covid-19

The South African health system after Covid-19

Alex van den Heever 7 Jan 2021

Transport, freight bodies call on government to heed lessons from Beitbridge chaos

Logistics & Transport

Transport, freight bodies call on government to heed lessons from Beitbridge chaos

31 Dec 2020

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

HIV/AIDS

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return - and will it be forever changed?

Tourism

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return - and will it be forever changed?

Joseph M. Cheer, Colin Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen 29 Dec 2020

Muhammad Ali Albakri

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 5 government interventions urgently-needed to support air transport, tourism sector

Muhammad Ali Albakri 6 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: How the aviation industry is taking off during the pandemic

Trends

#BizTrends2021: How the aviation industry is taking off during the pandemic

Anand Yedery 6 Jan 2021

Call for removal of blanket quarantine regulations in air traffic

Aviation

Call for removal of blanket quarantine regulations in air traffic

9 Dec 2020

Aviation

Governments urged to follow global guidelines on crew testing

8 Dec 2020

A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19

Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

Monique Wasunna 12 Nov 2020

Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control Covid-19

Christian Happi & Ifeyinwa Aniebo 28 Oct 2020

Digital Covid-19 health pass launched for travellers

Travel

Digital Covid-19 health pass launched for travellers

2 Nov 2020

Business travel into Africa takes off

Travel

Business travel into Africa takes off

8 Oct 2020

Volkswagen SA named joint winner of Herald Citizen of the Year award

Dealers

Volkswagen SA named joint winner of Herald Citizen of the Year award

23 Sep 2020

Covid-19 testing at Exxaro operations. Photo: Exxaro

Mining

Miners outline Covid-19 strategies

7 Sep 2020

Aviation

IATA calls on governments to reopen borders and sustain airline relief measures

4 Sep 2020

Investing in digital infrastructure can make the difference to Africa's economic recovery

4th Industrial Revolution

Investing in digital infrastructure can make the difference to Africa's economic recovery

Amrote Abdella 28 Aug 2020

Lizeth Kruger, national clinic manager, Dis-Chem

Pharmaceuticals

#WomensMonth: Covid-19 taught Lizeth Kruger to adapt to change

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2020

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Covid-19

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Issued by Ninety9cents 25 Aug 2020