Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 5, 2020
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating; not only to human lives, but also in how the measures necessary to slow its spread are threatening the economic viability of businesses, and will likely result in job losses. The good...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2020
SDI (Supplier Development Initiative) is an existing services-on-demand platform that uplifts micro-suppliers across multiple industries. Faced with what our President has described as “…a medical emergency far graver then what we have experienced...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2020
Poverty-striken children are one of the most vulnerable groups in South Africa, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. Since schools have been forced to close, many children no longer have access to the the National Schools feeding scheme. This...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 2, 2020
DIRCO, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has indicated that embassies are taking full responsibility for their citizens in South Africa. This includes establishing where their citizens currently are, negotiating...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 31, 2020
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in partnership with The Meeting Specialist (TMS), has launched virtual AGMs in South Africa. This will enable clients to engage with shareholders, making it a critical tool for business continuity. The need to...
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 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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2020
ATTA and SATSA hosted a joint webinar on legal and insurance considerations relating to COVID-19. Panellists included: Alan Pattison, Managing Director – Specialist Retail Division at Travel Risk ProfessionalsAnthony Courtenay, COO – SATIB...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group published the following statement on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) on 24 March 2020: Operational impact Following President Ramaphosa’s pronouncement of a 21 day nationwide lockdown, which the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2020
Meetings Professionals International, or MPI, is hosting a virtual event for Global Meetings Industry Day on Tuesday 14 April 2020. This special full-day summit will be focused specifically on tools and skills relevant to moving forward during the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 25, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has extended the deadline for entries for the 2020 UFI Award Programme and Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant to 4 April 2020. This has been done in light of the disruption that COVID-19...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 25, 2020
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a nationwide lockdown on 23 March 2020, which will come into effect at midnight on 26 March 2020, the tourism sector has braced itself for even greater financial losses on top of those suffered...
