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 | LAURA ROSSOUW & CARMEN S CHRISTIAN South Africa's stringent lockdown earlier this year may have saved lives by containing the spread of Covid-19. New infections have been declining and lockdown restrictions relaxed. But this has triggered fears of a new wave of infections... read |
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 | RACHEL NDIRANGU & ROSEMARIE MUGANDA-ONYANDO Since the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed on the continent in February 2020, the response, led by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been commendable. Governments moved quickly to institute public health measures to curb its spread...read |
|  | KINGSTON MILLS Most scientists agree that stringent control measures, involving efficient contact tracing, testing and isolation, together with social distancing and mask wearing, are required to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. South Korea, Taiwan, China and New Zealand have all successfully used these approaches to suppress the virus...read |
|  | CINDY-LEE MINNAAR In light of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Cindy-Lee Minnaar (co-founder of Indika Communications) has written about how a breast cancer survivor's story has taught her that without authenticity, your brand's story won't have an impact...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Congratulations to the SME companies who have won full-page BizListing entries in Bizcommunity's business directory... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY PURE CLEAN ZONE In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens of the world have been forced to become more hygiene conscious. And an innovative new product called Pure Zone is now adding an extra layer of protection to surfaces all over South Africa and the world... Read |  | LISE KORSTEN Concern has been growing about safety issues related to hand sanitisers, and South Africa has been behind the curve in putting in place measures to ensure products are safe... Read |  | MYRNA VAN PINXTEREN & CHRISTOPHER J COLVIN Covid-19 has radically changed South African lives. Low-income communities have been particularly hard hit by the strict lockdown rules. Many are facing a loss of income, food insecurities and in infection control due to the absence of individual water taps and toilets... Read |
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 | A team of researchers is trying to understand how the immune system responds to Covid-19 and whether it provides previously infected patients with a level of protection should they be re-exposed to the virus... Read |
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 | DR MAUREEN ALLEM, ISSUED BY RENEWAL INSTITUTE Skin Renewal's Stellenbosch branch has relocated to a fabulous new premises - Die Boord in Saffraan Street - just across the road from its old location... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BEE ANALYST Are you part of the "begrudging camp", the laissez-fair group, or the "how much - give me my BEE points" brigade?.. Read |
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 | SEGUN ISAAC OYEDEJI Malaria is one of the world's most dangerous parasitic disease and a major public health challenge, especially in Africa... Read |
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 | CannAfrica is the lifestyle brand of Labat Healthcare, which is the retail division of the first JSE-listed cannabis company, Labat Africa... Read |
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 | EDWINE BARASA & EVELYN KABIA Kenya has made several reforms in recent years intended to expand health service coverage to a wider population, and with a specific focus on the poor, and to reduce financial hardship due to healthcare costs... Read |
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 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced plans to hold its sixth Annual Conference and Awards from 2-3 December 2020... Read |
 | MISHECK MUTIZE A number of African countries have recently been decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of their economic environment... Read |
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 | The economic impact of Covid-19 has seen many small business owners around the world terminating their leases at shopping centres and office buildings and seeking more affordable options, including working from their homes... Read |
 | Conventional wisdom holds that you should never do business with family and friends... Read |
 | These are the highlights of Michael Heyink's talk at the SingularityU South Africa 2020 Summit... Read |
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 | Lontana Apparel was founded in 1985 and is one of the oldest remaining shirt factories in the Western Cape. To help fight against COVID-19, Lontana is producing quality bulk disposable and reusable face masks. |
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