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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 |  | JORDAN RITTENBERRY As the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts lives and damages economies, society is looking to big business for leadership and solutions. So far, however, the private sector has not lived up to expectations, Edelman's most recent Trust Barometer data shows... Read |
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 | The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa has extended the application deadline for its Masters of Engineering bursary and research programme until 22 June... Read |
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 | The Department of Employment and Labour has begun efforts to reach domestic workers and farm labourers to enable them to benefit from the Covid-19 relief scheme... Read |
 | The forthcoming increases in the costs of electricity will place tremendous liquidity pressure on agricultural enterprises, given that electricity constitutes a significant proportion of their variable costs... Read |
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 | The virtual sale saw all 115 lots in the Bordeaux-themed sale find buyers... Read |
 | 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 |
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 | PIETER BENSCH Let's not allow the very real challenges of the virus overshadow the progress Africa has made... Read |
 | Innovate Now, Africa's Assistive Technology Accelerator, is seeking applications from innovators across the African continent who are dedicated to developing mobile-based technologies designed to assist people living with disabilities... Read |
 | CLEMENT CHINAKA The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported this week that the pandemic has hit global trade and investment at an "unprecedented speed and scale" and revealed the fragility of the modern supply chain... Read |
 | ANTÓNIO GUTERRES As Covid-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic and, as of now, reported cases are lower than feared... Read |
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 | MOHAMED MAJAPA How many times have you heard "I can't wait for things to get back to normal" in the past few weeks? Read |
 | Driving Licensing Testing Centres, registering authorities, vehicle testing stations and driving schools will resume their services with effect from 1 June 2020... Read |
 | The Yoco Small Business Recovery Monitor shows trading within the Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) sector across South Africa has now returned to 44% of pre-Covid-19 lockdown levels... Read |
 | In the face of severe socio-economic realities, what can organisations do to protect and empower our vulnerable communities? Read |
 | VUKANI MNGXATI Just weeks after winding down their operations, companies are being asked to restart their engines at an unprecedented rate as lockdown rules are gradually relaxed... Read |
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