Across industries people are gradually returning to work. For many the work from home novelty, necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has worn off, while in other instances employers are urging workers to return to the building to resume a pre-March 2020 "normal". And while the imminent rollout of the vaccine is set to make it…
Copper Fresh is new to the fight against Covid-19 and has entered the global market at a critical time in the world’s struggle against the current pandemic and all future viruses and bacteria. Trio founders David Ash, Dean Lazarus and Roy Miller are no newbies to innovation, all serial entrepreneurs, who’ve started other successful businesses locally…
By Aunyana Moloisane, MD of Optimi Classroom For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, all public primary schools in South Africa fully reopened on 2 August 2021. Over the last 18 months, these schools have either been temporarily closed during periods of intensified lockdowns or, at best, operating on a limited rotational…
It has become the new normal living under the regulations of a pandemic. With the number of cases of the virus slowly subsiding and vaccinations rising the idea of returning back to the old office habits is looking more possible. But the question is will staff and employees want to go back to the office…
The arrival of the winter flu season this year comes almost at the same time as an expected resurgence in coronavirus infections and prospects of a 'third wave'. It means personal responsibility for health and household hygiene is now more important than ever before. “We saw last year a definite refocusing of efforts and attention…
Africa, like everywhere in the world, has been coping with COVID-19, which has disproportionately impacted women. The pandemic is a watershed moment for gender equality and an African Union report notes the importance of a gendered perspective in the analysis of this multi-dimensional event, to improve outcomes for women, and the wider society that benefits when women…
Stress has the tendency to take over our bodies and minds when things around us seem to be getting out of control. When stress hormones are released during certain situations, its responsibility is to protect the body in an emergency, giving you the chance to react quickly. However, if you have been feeling stressed all…
The nurses and doctors at Tygerberg Hospital have been working tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and many of their colleagues, friends and family have succumbed to the pandemic. February is the month of love and the Champions For Children Volunteer Club of Tygerberg Hospital Children's Trust would love to give back to the healthcare workers…
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on all of us including our pets, with recent research* undertaken in the US revealing that more than 71% of pet professionals say that the pandemic has impacted the way our pets are eating. As a result of this, over 30% of pet parents surveyed who have an overweight pet,…
Mastercard and MTN today announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of MTN MoMo customers in 16 African countries to shop and pay online with global merchants. Through a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers can now unlock a host of opportunities and shop from their favorite international brands…