Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
The Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) was repurposed as a screening centre for the city’s homeless, ahead of the national lockdown. The eThekwini Task Team on Homelessness identified the venue as a suitable central point to receive an expected 1,000...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
“Crisis moments create opportunity. Problems and crises ignite our greatest creativity and thought leadership, as it forces us to focus on things outside the norm.” – Sam Cawthorn Our industry is in crisis, with the coronavirus pandemic...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
At the end of March, AIPC, the International Association of Convention Centres and UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition industry, released a guide to good practices for venues in the management of health and operational challenges...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
Michelle Nortje is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Johannesburg. She recommends everyone takes the following steps to proactively managing their mental health during lockdown, and in the wake of the aftereffects of COVID-19. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 27, 2020
South Africa will be in lockdown from midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020 until Thursday, 16 April 2020, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus disease infections. Essential food and emergency services will remain operational during this...