South African businesses under COVID-19 pressure

Strict measures adopted by South Africa to curb COVID-19 continues to bite entrepreneurs. Fino Dlamini, started her business only in 2019 to offer bicycle tours of Soweto to visitors. But now, her tools are idle. “So I started this business officially last year October and I bought and invested in equipment. That equipment included bicycles […]

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Nigeria: Electricity workers threaten strike over sack of labour leader

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has threatened to resume its pending strike, if a purported letter sacking its President, Mr Chris Okonkwo, was not withdrawn immediately. The association General Secretary, Mr Abubakar Dubagari, made this known in a statement on Friday. The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr […]

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Tiger Brands closes Albany bakery in Durban after workers test positive for Covid-19

Food manufacturing giant Tiger Brands has temporarily closed its Durban bakery after its staff tested positive Covid-19. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company said that it had close to the bakery as a precautionary measure and that they had contacted the department of health (DOH) and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). […]

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We Are Forever Indebted to healthcare workers – Kaizer Motaung

In a time of great need, Kaizer Chiefs have stepped up alongside their bitter rivals to aid the fight against Coronavirus, with Kaizer Motaung saying ‘we are forever indebted’ to healthcare workers. In a statement on the club’s official website, Chiefs explained that they – alongside Pirates and Multichoice – have ‘forged partnerships with the […]