Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 10, 2020
Insurance Claims Africa (ICA), a firm specialising in public loss adjustments, has revealed it has over 400 claimants in the tourism and hospitality sector who have been unsuccessful in receiving their insurance claims. ICA acts on behalf of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 10, 2020
Marketing in the midst of a pandemic sounds risky. Should you do it? Yes. This is why. The initial shutdown and ban on public gatherings put the events industry in a dire situation. While navigating whatโs next, it was unsurprising that most...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 26, 2020
Most countries around the world are starting to relax lockdown rules, and business events are preparing to resume. However, first they need to ensure that they can put adequate measures in place to protect their staff and participants. To help...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 18, 2020
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) recently hosted a webinar which explored what the future of exhibitions will look like, both locally and internationally. If you missed it, you haven’t entirely missed out – the...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 5, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has published a structured framework for the reopening of exhibitions. It outlines how exhibitions can resume business, safely and responsibly, and argues for political support to ensure this...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 29, 2020
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) has released a podcast where AAXOโs chairperson, Projeni Pather, talks to Madelein Roscher, CEO of PR...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 3, 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 | 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 25, 2020
Marnus Broodryk is an entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of The Beancounter, an accounting firm that helps small businesses turn their accounting system into a powerful business tool. He and 27 439 other small business owners have put together a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 24, 2020
Alan Hoskingย is the publisher of HR Future magazine, and an expert in preparing people and companies for the future of work. The Planner Guru spoke to him for his advice on how employers and employees can best navigate the challenging conversations...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 24, 2020
This article was supplied by Gerrit Davids, a Lead Consultant at TaranisCo Advisory. Subsequent to the President of South Africa declaring a state of disaster under the National Disaster Management Act of 2002 on 15 March, and then announcing the...
