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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The ban on cigarettes and related tobacco products will remain in place, but alcohol will be permitted for sale on certain days of the week... read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Terry Levin, creative director at Bizcommunity, shares her views of the current Covid-19 crisis and how the company is navigating these unusual times... Read |  | As the country moves towards Level 3 lockdown regulations on 1 June, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, outlined some of the details of the eased regulations... Read |  | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS The safety of our communities is a top priority for us at Mpact. We have further expanded our face shield range and will be launching a respiratory mask during the course of June; ready for the re-opening of the many industries under lock down level three... Read |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM While real office space is locked up is an ideal time to upgrade an online presence. The digital business-to-business media are providing valuable opportunities for companies and brands in high traffic, virtual environments. As the only media brand with community in our DNA, we are proud that a presence on Bizcommunity promises community and delivers community... Read |
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 | FNB reports a slight boost in card spend since the start of Level 4 lockdown. Despite the increase in consumer spending, activity is still averaging significantly lower compared to pre-lockdown levels... Read |
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 | JOHN LOOS As South Africa gradually heads towards Level 3 lockdown as from 1 June, the opening of most retail means that retailers and retail property owners will begin to look forward to a more normal business life... Read |
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 | JAN BOUWER The world is in unchartered territory and as many businesses face the harsh reality of lockdown, we are beginning to accept that jobs will be lost, orders will be cancelled... Read |
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 | ELHAM MAFI-KREFT AND STEVEN KREFT Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap... Read |
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 | Crayola has collaborated with a renowned makeup chemist to bring a wider range of realistic skin tones to an all-new line of crayons... Read |
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 | DHL Express has acquired a minority stake in Link Commerce, the UK-based e-commerce firm that helped the logistics company develop its DHL Africa eShop platform... Read |
 | In just over a week, the lift of the e-commerce ban by Minister Patel has delivered a potentially life-saving 'U-turn' to the future of several South African industries, most particularly online retail, and the courier, logistics and freight forwarding industry... Read |
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 | Converse tasked five SA artists with visually depicting the African experience of the Covid-19 virus in a way that breathes a refreshed message of hope, strength, positivity and survival... Read |
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 | South Africa's alcohol industry has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday evening that the move to Level 3 would include the sale of alcohol for home consumption... Read |
 | Danie Cronjé, director of Danie Cronje Attorneys Incorporated, provides some clear guidelines with regard to online wine sales... Read |
 | When SA moves down to lockdown level 3, alcohol sales will be permitted under specific conditions. But does this mean that your local liquor store will be fully stocked and ready to sell you your favourite tipple? Read |
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 | LYNN M. THOMAS Somali-American activists recently scored a victory against Amazon and against colourism, which is prejudice based on preference for people with lighter skin tones... Read |
 | LESTONN LAWN, ISSUED BY RENEWAL INSTITUTE Thanks to the information age, more consumers are taking it upon themselves to educate themselves about skincare... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | Food safety is a major concern during the Covid-19 outbreak, and consumers, retailers and producers are understandably worried about keeping production lines and outlets uncontaminated... Read |
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 | Ward councillor urges all business owners in need of help to apply for assistance... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Launched in May 2020, Markem-Imaje's 2200 Production Interface, locally available from Pyrotec PackMark, reduces the risk of rework and recalls. It does this by minimising the scope for operator error since label data and formats can be more easily controlled... Read |
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 | Government has welcomed the announcement of washable reusable sanitary towel standard by the South African Bureau of Standards... Read |
 | ROSALIND LAKE The Competition Act was amended in February 2020 to introduce new rules to protect small, medium and black-owned suppliers in specific sectors (the buyer power provisions). These include the e-commerce and online services sectors... Read |
 | Following complaints from the public, an investigation by the Competition Commission has found Caprichem engaging in excessive pricing of hand sanitiser... Read |
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 | Salesforce has released its sixth annual State of Marketing report, including South African data for the first time. The report shows that, locally, marketers are at the forefront, with 76% in South Africa leading customer experience initiatives across their companies... Read |
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 | Lightstone and Tracker have collaborated on a new app that provides consumers with up-to-date information on vehicle attendance at shopping destinations they choose to visit... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS For as long as they have been around, vending machines have been one of the greatest and most innovative inventions there is... Read |
 | LG Electronics has joined Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform, as a governing council member, alongside companies including Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, Google and IBM. Read |
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Henry David Thoreau "Be not simply good - be good for something." George S. Patton "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." Tony Robbins "Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right." Debby Boone "Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream." Voltaire "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." |
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