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B4SA receives R13m worth of PPE donations from public, private sector
23rd June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In heeding Business for South Africa’s (B4SA’s) call for help, individuals and companies have donated more than 1.4-million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE), valued at R13.2-million.... 


COVID-19: Digitising ICU improves patient care while protecting healthcare staff
23rd June 2020

An ambitious digitisation project that will not only improve the care of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, but also reduce the risk of infection to hospital staff, is being launched at Cape Town’s... 


Renai Moothilal
Component makers face cash crunch, demand imbalance
22nd June 2020 By: Irma Venter

The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) is not aware of any dedicated automotive component company that has closed its doors following the Covid-19... 


Hand washing stations in Tanzania, supplied by Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola supports Africa during pandemic
19th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Beverage company Coca-Cola and its bottling partners (the Coca-Cola System) has committed $13-million to support the African continent through the various phases of the Covid-19 pandemic. In... 


Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter
Minerals Council shares details of mining industry's Covid-19 resilience with committee
19th June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With a higher test rate at 3.01%, compared with the national and global average test rates of 2.07% and 1.57%, respectively, South Africa’s mining industry is proving to be handling the Covid-19... 


The Virgin Orbit Ventilators, which will be produced by Invicta Holdings.
Local heroes celebrated as Africa Medical Supplies Platform is launched
19th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), to which local company Invicta Holdings is a key supplier, is now officially live as part of a continent-wide effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.... 


OVER-PROTECTIVE 
INDUSTRI Tools & Equipment’s locally manufactured welding safety curtain and screen products are used in conjunction with other protective measures
Supplier offers tailor-made welding materials
19th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Industrial equipment supplier INDUSTRI Tools & Equipment’s manufacturing division offers a range of custom-made industrial materials, including welding screens, strip curtains, fire blankets, spill... 


WELDING PROTECTION 
BMG’s Plymovent personal protective equipment PersonalPro range includes helmets to protect the eyes, face and head during manual welding, cutting and grinding
Company provides safety equipment for welders
19th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Engineering components provider BMG’s tools and equipment division has introduced a range of specialist products, systems and services to assist the welding industry in creating a healthy and safe... 


Tech to direct resources where they’re needed most
18th June 2020

South Africa’s COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise rapidly, with about 1000 new incidents a day. Many suggest this is just the start of the exponential curve to come, especially since the country... 


Amplats CEO Natascha Viljoen
Amplats targets operating at 75% to 80% capacity by year-end
18th June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) expects to ramp up its production to between 75% and 80% of capacity by year-end, CEO Natascha Viljoen said on June 18. Viljoen... 


AfDB continues to deliver Covid-19 support
15th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The African Development Bank (AfDB) reports that its Covid-19 emergency packages have reached the continent’s five geographic regions as the bank continues to endeavour to respond swiftly to the... 


NOSA Testing: the only labs in SA offering COVID-19 surface and environmental testing
12th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Directive 29.5 states ‘The employer must ensure that surfaces that workers and members of the public come into contact with are routinely cleaned and... 


SAFI applauds local procurement amidst the need for hospital beds and temporary healthcare facilitie
11th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The South African Furniture Initiative (SAFI) commends the support from sponsors like Old Mutual and the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) by, respectively, establishing a... 


Covid-19 emphasising platinum's health role
Covid-19 highlighting vital health role of platinum group metals
11th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The Covid-19 pandemic is serving to highlight the vital role that platinum group metals (PGMs) play in the health sector. Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on... 


Alternative building innovations used to fight the spread of the coronavirus
10th June 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has propelled us forward, encouraging us to think critically about new ways of interacting and doing business. The founder of Smart Living Properties (PTY) Ltd was born and... 


Solidarity Fund flies in essential PPE for frontline healthcare workers
8th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

The Solidarity Fund has taken delivery of a consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of its health and humanitarian intervention to provide much-needed PPE for frontline... 


An artist’s impression of the Lunar Gateway, composed of the Halo and the PPE
Nasa awards key contract for Moon-orbiting Gateway spacecraft
8th June 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The US space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), has announced another major step in the implementation of its Artemis crewed deep space exploration programme. It has... 


Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
Eastern Cape hotspots to be zoned in on as Mkhize turns attention to 'vulnerable' province
8th June 2020 By: News24Wire

The Eastern Cape's Covid-19 hotspots will be divided into sub-districts to better manage the fight against the pandemic through regional responses in the "vulnerable" province, the national... 


Automated Covid-19 screening enables seamless return to work
3rd June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After two months in lockdown, most South African businesses have the all clear to return to work with the downgrade to Level 3 regulations as of 1 June 2020. However, the recommencement of trade... 


Ford begins phased production and operations restart in South Africa on 1 June with enhanced safety protocols
1st June 2020

Ford has implemented a phased restart for its South African operations beginning 1 June, including restarting vehicle and engine production and bringing back the first wave of employees that are... 


Pupils will now return to school on June 8, says basic education department
1st June 2020 By: African News Agency

Pupils will only return to school on June 8, the basic education department said on Sunday night. The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) met on Saturday to assess the state of readiness for... 


Phased reopening of air travel to start with main airports under Covid-19 regulations and directives
1st June 2020 By: African News Agency

Commercial aircraft movement, subject to the coronavirus (Covid-19) level 3 lockdown regulations as of June 1, will start with OR Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International, King Shaka... 


The Coronavirus and Emerging Technologies in Africa
30th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Coronavirus pandemic will forever change the way we do things.  The future for those returning to work will look very different to before, with emphasis on distancing, sanitization and... 


OR Tambo International Airport reports surge in air cargo operations
29th May 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

State-owned Airports Company South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport, east of Johannesburg, has reported that, over the period from March 26 to May 22, it handled 1 400 arriving and departing... 


Minerals Council of South Africa head of health Thuthula Balfour
Mining industry well prepared to tackle Covid-19 with new, existing protocols
29th May 2020 By: Donna Slater

The South African mining industry is, generally, well prepared to deal with the return to work of a large percentage of staff as lockdown Alert Levels move from Level 4 to Level 3 on June 1,... 


MANUFACTURING SLOWDOWN
Employment figures in the manufacturing sector are unlikely to turn around without a sustained improvement in demand to bolster industry activity
Sector’s GDP contribution not what it should be
29th May 2020 By: Darren Parker

For South Africa’s stage of economic development, manufacturing should be contributing at least double what it currently does to gross domestic product (GDP), states industry body Manufacturing... 


B4SA increasing PPE procurement from local suppliers, more funding needed
28th May 2020 By: Schalk Burger

Business solidarity coalition Business For South Africa (B4SA) on May 28 said the focus of its personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement platform over the past four weeks had been to pivot... 


Safety in the office environment
28th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

“As a company we need to ensure we keep each other safe and adhere to legislative requirements,” says Marius Geyer, General Manager Operations, Bidvest International Logistics Wrench Road. The... 


Resuming operations safely post COVID-19
27th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Worksafe steps for organisations to protect their people and avoid the legal consequences of getting it wrong As the return to the ‘new normal’ workplace starts to become the focus for many... 


New technology disinfects masks and gowns in seconds, economically and environmentally
New technology disinfects masks and gowns in seconds, economically and environmentally
26th May 2020

New Aquila technology combines the effectiveness of UV with the cleaning power of plasma to disinfect masks and gowns in a matter of minutes without the need to send them off site. PPE equipment... 


Lockdown Level 3: Squabble over 'tender' disrupts delivery of PPEs to some Gauteng schools
25th May 2020 By: News24Wire

Two districts in Gauteng have experienced disruptions in the delivery of personal protective equipment to schools, Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says. Lesufi visited Bryanston High School on Monday,... 


What manufacturers can do now to maintain continuity in the new normal
25th May 2020

Manufacturers and distributors are operating in intensely pressured times. Stats SA reported that manufacturing output contracted for the ninth consecutive month in February of 2020 with the full... 


Alcohol industry submits safety protocol proposals to govt
25th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The South African alcohol industry, which employes more than one-million people across the value chain, has submitted various proposals, including safety protocols for the manufacturing,... 


Dromex steps up to combat PPE shortages
22nd May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The PPE shortage in South Africa has impacted our country and front line workers. To combat this problem and support our essential workers with Covid-related PPE, we have worked tirelessly to... 


COVERED UP
SEW-Eurodrive has joined a national campaign to use three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to produce much needed face masks and shields
3D printing combats mask shortage during Covid-19
22nd May 2020

Drive and automation technology leader SEW-Eurodrive has joined a national campaign to use three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to produce much needed face masks and shields for healthcare... 


Guidelines for compiling and implementing mandatory codes of practice to mitigate and manage the effect of the outbreak of Covid-19 in mines
21st May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Introduction On 18 May 2020, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") issued guidelines for employers to prepare and implement codes of practice ("COP") to mitigate and manage the... 


Lets make it together
21st May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The ‘local is lekker’ slogan has been around for some time, but now more than ever, there needs to be a fundamental shift is consumer purchasing behavior, in line with supporting local products, if... 


ENSafrica executive consultant Willem le Roux
Gazetted Covid guideline restates much of what mining has already adopted
20th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The newly gazetted guideline to prevent, mitigate and manage the Covid-19 pandemic on mines is largely a restatement of what has already been adopted by the mining industry. Most of the... 


Chief Inspector of Mines David Msiza
Covid prevention a must at mines – gazette
20th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Covid-19 prevention, mitigation and management programmes must be established at mines using the guideline gazetted by Chief Inspector of Mines David Msiza on Tuesday. The gazette notice states... 


Marketing in the Covid era – how to adjust and adapt
19th May 2020

Good marketing relies on a thorough understanding of your target market, but when much of what you knew about your customers is suddenly no longer relevant, a major shift is needed. With the onset... 


Vodacom IoT Solutions get people back to business safely
19th May 2020

As businesses across the country start returning to work, the safety of employees and customers is of paramount importance. Vodacom has created specific digital solutions to support businesses as... 


Growthpoint increases its humanitarian support during the COVID-19 lockdown
19th May 2020

Growthpoint Properties Group Chief Executive Officer, South Africa Chief Executive Officer and Group Financial Director have all personally pledged one-third of their salaries for three months to... 


CCS survey reveals construction industry response to Covid-19
19th May 2020

Submitted by Andrew Skudder, CEO of CCS The construction sector is expected to play a major role in South Africa’s economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, South Africa’s hard... 


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