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In his announcement on easing South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown from Level 5 to Level 4 on 1 May 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa painted a broad strokes picture of how the country will return to work... read
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STEPHEN KENNEDY-GOOD AND ALLY CHALWIN-MILTON
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Employee Wellness
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Even though the extension of South Africa's lockdown until the end of April may not have been unexpected, companies would do well to consider the mental impact this prolonged period of isolation could have on their employees... Read
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While the most has been made of the Zoom revolution - hours of conference calls and connecting with colleagues, friends and families over the video-calling app, Zoom - there has been less focus on how companies are keeping their teams together... Read
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DENVOR FARAO
There has been extensive international focus and research in recent years on the potential of our work environment negatively affecting our health and well-being. This has been of such significance that the SA Government recently implemented new regulations relating to workplace ergonomics... Read
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Management
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DOMINIK HEIL, ISSUED BY HEWERS
Many models of economic activity will become redundant after Covid-19, including employer-employee relationships... Read
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ARNOUX MARE
Time management is perhaps the most essential tool for companies right now as they battle against the lockdown and the uncertainty Covid-19 is having on the economy... Read
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As employees adapt to working from home, bathrooms replace conference rooms, kids and pets crash meetings, cameras capture candid moments and awkward sounds... Read
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BURT RODRIGUES
Whilst this period of lockdown has certainly had an effect on the numbers of reported cases and given us time to put plans in place, are we really ready to go back to work, even in a risk-adjusted, phased approach, knowing this pandemic is far from over...? Read
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Skills Development & Training
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Following the extension of the nationwide lockdown in South Africa, online global education institution, Shaw Academy, is offering four weeks free access to its selection of courses to anyone affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19). Its aim is to give people an easy and flexible way of reskilling or upskilling during this turbulent time... Read
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ISSUED BY OMNI HR CONSULTING
Omni HR Consulting's head of operations Cindy Londt and compliance and risk manager Jasmine Sultan discuss the way forward and how the company is adapting... Read
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ABOSEDE OMOWUMI BABATUNDE
In the Niger Delta's coastal communities, oil pollution of the marine environment has depleted the fishing and water resources that people have traditionally depended on for their livelihoods. This has led to a complex pattern of conflicts in the region since the late 1990s... Read
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AfricArena has launched a report on the State of Tech Innovation and Investment in Africa... Read
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The Department of Small Business Development has issued a warning to small businesses against fraudulent agencies soliciting payment to fast track applications for Covid-19 Relief funding... Read
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The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused countries across the world much health, social and economic distress... Read
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RAYMOND PARSONS
President Cyril Ramaphosa's R500bn economic support package to address the fallout on the economy from Covid-19 represents a highly substantial raft of measures designed to assisted distressed businesses, households and individuals, adding up to about 10% of South Africa's GDP... Read
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JENNY COPE
South Africa's economy could benefit enormously from correcting inequality through improved social mobility... Read
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In the wake of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, businesses across the work sector face their future with trepidation... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#LockdownLessons explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read
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