Corruption in the procurement, distribution and administration of vaccines can not only be avoided, but stamped out entirely using a standard operating procedure, created by operators in the... 

Leading local safety wear manufacturer Bova, a BBF Safety Group brand has launched its range of BOVA Arc Flash Protection garments. The range has been designed to provide the best balance of... 

Leading local safety wear manufacturer Bova, a BBF Safety Group brand has launched its range of BOVA Arc Flash Protection garments. The range has been designed to provide the best balance of... 

While President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine strategy is well underway, with 20 million doses to be delivered in the first half of the year, this is just the... 

As South Africa prepares for the rollout of millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines later this year, waste management company Averda's healthcare operations manager Gerhard van der Merwe tells... 

Plastic pipes manufacturer BT Industrial Group has extended its plastics-processing capacity to include polymer-based medical fabrics and components. Marleny Arnoldi attended a tour of the... 

The distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine from drug makers to billions of people around the world is likely to be the supply chain management profession’s greatest endeavour ever. Healthcare supply... 

Mining contractor Concor Opencast Mining has added a new layer to an already strong foundation in its health, safety and environment (HSE) strategy as the world adjusts to new operating procedures... 

Engineering components provider BMG is committed to assisting industry create a healthy, clean and safe environment for welding procedures. This is achieved through the supply of the latest... 

The health department in South Africa’s Gauteng province is reviewing all security vetting processes for senior officials, amid concerns among opposition legislators that some have been appointed... 

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) made significant progress on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals during this year, as highlighted in its ESG report released... 

An infographic on the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the healthcare sector, in which the effects imputable to the Covid-19 pandemic were highlighted, has been published by market... 

Wholesale personal protective equipment (PPE) and industrial consumables supplier G.Fox has added the patented nitrile Grippaz gloves to its PPE portfolio in the second quarter of this year. The... 

Paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact Group launched its new face shield, specially designed to attach to a hard hat, in support of the construction and related industries during... 

Although the Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions on trade and events have set back personal protective equipment (PPE) specialist Sisi Safety Wear’s Basi boot – which features a... 

The pandemic has brought about a conflict in standards whereby local and imported respirators align with requirements listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), however, these requirements do... 

Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour believes that Covid-19 has provided a springboard to drive change within companies –  which have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ by... 

Southern Africa’s Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, SAPICS, has affirmed its support of an industry-wide pledge to fight corruption within the supply chain sector. “As the president of... 

When the pandemic hit, US-based software-as-a-service firm Oracle reconfigured its Innovation Lab to test new approaches to remote progress monitoring, materials tracking, and social distancing.... 

Former Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku and President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Khusela Diko, are heading to the African National Congress's disciplinary committee, the ANC's provincial... 

The pandemic has resulted in an overall drop in revenues for global laboratory and analytics businesses, although some segments in the sector reported a spike in demand. This is according to Mathis... 

The pandemic has resulted in an overall drop in revenues for global laboratory and analytics businesses, although some segments in the sector reported a spike in demand. This is according to Mathis... 

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has decided to remove embattled Health MEC Bandile Masuku. Makhura met with the African National Congress's top leadership in Gauteng on Friday morning to communicate... 

A new and creative form of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been designed by South African entrepreneur, Andrew King. Owner of M&K Before Ink tattoo shop based in Edenvale, Gauteng, King... 

Johannesburg-based John Moffat Prolock (JMP) has been awarded a contract to supply government hospitals in Gauteng with its locally manufactured face shields. Jerome Govender, JMP Executive... 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold discussions with the leadership of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union over its demands for better working conditions for... 

The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of supply chains to everyone; for everything that we eat, drink and use every day. The availability of goods ranging from toilet paper to PPE... 

By Marcel Buckner, Power Distribution Business Development Manager, Africa, at Eaton Sometimes today’s hottest new product is tomorrow’s problem child, and this is true for sulphur hexafluoride... 

The Kingsgate Clothing Group has expanded its personal protective equipment (PPE) production line-up to include isolation gowns, used by hospital personnel. The group already produces cloth masks... 

In this the fourth article in a five-part series, further explores the technical requirements and impacts of digitalisation in an extended technical value chain (TVC), building upon the item... 

The African National Congress's parliamentary caucus will not support the call for an ad hoc committee to investigate Covid-19 corruption - instead it's calling on committees to strengthen their... 

Selecting the correct respirator is crucial for the correct protection level depending on what hazards one is exposed to. Ensuring that you choose the correct supplier or distributor for your... 

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Tools & Equipment division has introduced a range of specialist products, systems and services to assist industry to create a healthy and safe work environment,... 

The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) has issued a statement discussing its efforts to address both the corruption around procurement and lack of procurement of locally... 

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has released damning findings on Covid-19 relief funding which details the extent of the rot surrounding personal protective equipment tender procurement processes.... 

The entire executive committee (exco) of Rand Refinery, the only London Bullion Market Association refiner and smelter on the African continent is self-funding the company’s schools programme that... 

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the world was already battling plastic pollution and the reckless dumping of waste. The United Nations declared plastic pollution a global crisis two years ago and the... 

BBF Safety Group is an integrated workplace safety solutions provider that helps customers create safe working environments.  BBF Safety was formed on the basis of championing local manufacturing,... 

Monies stolen from the state by unscrupulous companies and individuals by inflating the prices of personal protective equipment will be recovered. That's according to Minister in the Presidency... 

Emergent diversified multidisciplinary engineering and construction group Tirelo Africa is actively searching for business opportunities in the South African engineering, project management,... 

The French government has donated R1.8-million worth of medical material and personal protective equipment to South Africa, which will be distributed to hospitals in the Northern Cape, North West,... 

Face masks are one of the best weapons in the daily fight against COVID-19, which is why BBF Safety Group is donating 400,000 Nikki reusable filtered masks to the valuee of R4,4 million to those...