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Africa urgently needs a globally coordinated ubuntu plan in response to Covid-19, a fiscal stimulus that recognises our shared and connected humanity... read
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STEVE KRETZMANN
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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
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The Shoprite Group has announced support for the Solidarity Fund in aid of South Africa's response to Covid-19 and to assist the most vulnerable during this crisis... Read
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Woolworths and the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet community loyalty programme have made a R500,000 donation to the Gift of the Givers Foundation to support frontline medical workers... Read
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aQuellé has donated R500,000 towards the newly established Solidarity Fund. The independent fund will focus on combating and tracking the coronavirus, caring for the sick... Read
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Distell, producer and marketer of spirits, fine wines, ciders and RTDs, will begin producing hand sanitisers and other hygienic products at its production facilities... Read
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ISSUED BY ADVERB
SA Harvest, a food rescue organisation that has already delivered 40,000 meals to the homeless in Cape Town since its launch in November 2019, took to the roads yesterday to rescue pre-expired food from airline catering companies, restaurants, bakeries and delis who closed their doors and kitchens at midnight last night... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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Food sector innovators are called upon to co-create sustainable solutions to help South Africans become more food secure in the context of the Covid-19 crisis... Read
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Health & Welfare
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In a 2015 TED Talk, following the containment of the Ebola virus in West Africa, philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates warned that "failure to prepare could allow the next epidemic to be dramatically more devastating". Read
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SIMON EVANS
There will be few positives to take from coronavirus. But the global pandemic may yet prove to be an important moment in the attempts to address the illegal wildlife trade... Read
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VIRGINIA MOLOSE
Exponents of participatory methodologies Paul Frere and Robert Chambers espoused that an actively involved and empowered local population is essential for successful rural community development... Read
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The African Development Bank's new $3bn Fight Covid-19 Social Bond is the largest dollar-denominated social bond ever launched in international capital markets to date... Read
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JEAN EWANG
In the wake of the announcement of the national shutdown, the Minister of Employment and Labour has announced the introduction of measures in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) and its impact on UIF contributors... Read
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YOLANDI ESTERHUIZEN
With South African businesses facing an unprecedented crisis, many are worried about whether they will be able to afford to pay their employees... Read
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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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This is not an April Fool's Day joke. The Department of Energy has published the latest fuel price adjustments for April 2020 and is the biggest 'drop' South Africa has ever seen... Read
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ALLON RAIZ
The scale of the national Covid-19 lockdown is unprecedented in living memory. The repercussions - personal, professional, national and international - will reverberate for years to come... Read
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The Covid-19 lockdown will have an impact on the nation's pockets, but consumers shouldn't bank on payment holidays from their financial institutions... Read
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