COVID-19 has created the biggest shift in how we think and look at the cleaning industry. Pre-pandemic, for most businesses, their cleaning routine has always been a back-office service and as unobtrusive as possible - with the basics becoming an everyday mundane task.
Previously, the public never blinked an eye when going into public spaces…
Women are the bedrock of society and our resilience is our strength. Sometimes, however, women are brutally knocked off their feet. With your support, we can make a difference by protecting women and their children as well as helping them regain their footing. Society, too, will benefit from stable family units.
We have therefore chosen…
A slower rate in daily COVID-19 infections and the urgent need for the re-opening of the economy saw the country move to lockdown level 2, however, and as the president has stressed, this is not a time for complacency. In fact, now that more of us will be out and about, returning to work, pupils…
Aware.org urges South Africans to adhere to the government's COVID-19 guidelines and practice responsible alcohol consumption to ensure a better tomorrow.
With the lifting of the alcohol ban as of 26 August 2020, the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education (aware.org.za) is urging South Africans to realise that their drinking choices have more consequences than ever before.…
The world after Covid-19 will be completely different to the world we knew before. As we all go into 'reset' mode, now may be the time to sit down and think about evaluating your study goals, an education expert says.
Phakamani Mswi, Senior Student Advisor at Oxbridge Academy, a private college that serves more than 20 000…
Far from a time of empowerment and celebration, Women’s Month has seen depression and anxiety skyrocket among women as the boundaries of an already tenuous work-life balance have become increasingly blurred under lockdown.
According to a recent Ipsos poll, 40% of South African women say they are feeling anxious as a result of Covid-19 compared…
Today, more and more private schools in affluent communities can afford to do away with traditional teaching tools such as printed textbooks, chalkboards and even stationary by investing in technology to enhance and broaden learners’ education. But how have independent schools in underprivileged communities adopted technology into their education strategy; and how has Covid-19 impacted…
As South Africa braces itself for the peak of the COVID-19 infection curb, with over 560,000 confirmed cases, 415,000 recoveries and over 10,000 deaths, Howler COO and co-founder of Keep.Out.Covid, Steve Cuzen, believes that South Africans should trust in tech to help safeguard themselves from a resurgence of the virus – as and when more industries fully open.…
Hospices are currently playing a valuable and unseen role in the Covid-19 crisis. According to Tersia Burger, CEO of Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services in Alberton: “Palliative care is available to anyone who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and we are increasingly recognising that Covid-19 infections fit within that category.”
Says Ewa Skowronska,…
A digital fundraising campaign is being launched this week to raise funds to cover the cost of data for South African non-profit organisations (NPOs) that are struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Initiated and led by Inyathelo (The South African Institute for Advancement), the #keepconnecting campaign launches this Thursday 13 August. The funds…