Independent proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Company have recommended that shareholders of explorer Balmoral Resources vote in favour of a C$110-million... 

South Africa has received a significant order of personal protective equipment (PPE), including includes two-million surgical masks and 216 000 KN95 respirators.  This critical stock is intended... 

In an initiative designed to assist South Africans to source locally made fabric face masks and to enable the country’s clothing and textile sector to retain jobs, a dedicated marketplace portal... 

Update on Standard Chartered’s Covid-19 global charitable fund – providing immediate relief and long-term support Standard Chartered PLC “the Group” is today announcing further details on how the... 

The Solidarity Fund has received pledges totalling R2.6-billion up to April 23, with R1.1-billion designated for healthcare-related efforts. The Solidarity Fund is a special purpose vehicle set... 

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize was forced to take dramatic steps on Tuesday to bolster Nelson Mandela Bay's fight against Covid-19, after it emerged in a damning report that the Eastern Cape... 

How health & safety should manage COVID-19 risk at work With COVID-19 information, guidelines and regulations continually changing, environmental health and safety officers will have to take a... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced South Africa's biggest spending plan - a once-off stimulus injection into the struggling economy - in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to a... 

There is no doubt that the global Covid-19 pandemic is going to have devastating economic and social impact throughout the world. Also certain is that the most vulnerable among us will be hit the... 

Going forward from the current devastating coronavirus pandemic, South Africa will forge a radical economic transformation that will make its cities, towns, villages and rural areas vibrant centres... 

In an effort to provide some relief during the COVID-19 Coronavirus global pandemic, Sappi Southern Africa has made available several donations of scarce items such as; hand sanitiser, face masks,... 

Pulp and paper producer Sappi Southern Africa has made available several donations of scarce items such as hand sanitiser, face masks, nutritional porridge and paper products, to reduce pressure on... 

New Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO Natascha Viljoen said on Monday that “thankfully” the company was able to pay all of its employees their full fixed basic salaries, pension and medical... 

Platinum group metals mining company Implats said on Friday that it was ready for a "safe and orderly" start up once it is given the go-ahead to resume full-scale production at its operations,... 

As part of the Business South Africa (BSA) initiative, and with technical assistance from Tencent South Africa, the South African Medical Technology Industry Association (Samed) has created a live... 

By Arend du Preez, CEO of Crossroads The novel coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly had an enormous impact on all businesses. Many struggled to adapt while others immediately rose to the... 

US aerospace and defence giant Boeing announced on April 16 that it was going to phase in a return to production at its commercial aircraft facilities in the Puget Sound region of Washington State... 

Supporting companies transitioning to PPE manufacturing. In what is an unprecedented global emergency where COVID-19 inexorably continues to spread, companies around the world need to band... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis. The London- and Johannesburg-listed company, headed by... 

Drive and automation technology leader SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd. has joined a nationwide campaign to use 3D printing technology to produce much-needed face masks and shields for healthcare workers... 

Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize on Thursday joined frontline health workers on a door-to-door screening of community members for the coronavirus, in Ermelo, in Mpumalanga and applauded them for... 

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

The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday welcomed the donation of “much-needed” medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) from the People’s Republic of China to help the South... 

Initial modelling conducted by South African business of the potential macroeconomic impacts of the country’s response to the global Covid-19 pandemic indicates that the country’s gross domestic... 

The University of Johannesburg Vice Chancellor Professor Tshilidzi Marwala has revealed that he will donate 33% of his salary to the Solidarity Fund to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. This... 

Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic Development Ebrahim Patel recently announced that his department had extended the list of businesses which constitute an ‘essential service’ and will be... 

The Solidarity Fund announced on March 30 that it would be using a portion of the R500-million raised during its first week of operations to facilitate the emergency procurement of the personal... 

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has commenced production of 57 000 protective face shields that will be donated to front-line medical and essential services personnel who are most at... 

Disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are likely to have a devastating impact on immunisation programmes in the world’s least-developed countries, according to analysis by public-private... 

The Motsepe Foundation and associated organisations, Business for South Africa and the Solidarity Fund, have secured critical stock of 200 000 three-ply marks, 100 000 KN95 masks and sterile gloves... 

The National Treasury, in support of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, is asking all compliant, particularly local, suppliers providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to... 

The Coronavirus pandemic is our new reality. Amidst soaring infection rates and overwhelmed public health systems, nations across the globe have resorted to drastic measures to protect their... 

The Sapref refinery, a joint venture between Shell South Africa Refining and BP Southern Africa, has heeded the call for corporates to donate their personal protective equipment (PPE) stock to the... 

Fluid power and automation company Bosch Rexroth South Africa has responded to Netcare's call for assistance from the local three-dimensional (3D) printing community to produce face masks for... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis. The London- and Johannesburg-listed company, headed by... 

Business grouping Business for South Africa, through its Public Health Work Group, is calling on all companies that are not operating and in lockdown to urgently divert their stocks of personal... 

Three-dimensional (3D) printing solutions provider Additive Manufacturing Solutions’ (AMS’) initiative to mobilise the 3D printing community to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for... 

Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic Development Ebrahim Patel recently announced that his department had extended the list of businesses which constitute an ‘essential service’ and will be... 

The UJ Library Makerspace team at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have joined efforts to curb the spread the COVID-19 pandemic by developing vital protective material. The Makerspace began... 

The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ’s) three-dimensional (3D) innovation laboratory Makerspace has been mobilised to help in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 by producing face shields to... 

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus reported on April 1 that most of its facilities in Spain were cooperating in the production of visor frames, for use in personal protective... 

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi announced on March 31 that applications for the National Disaster Covid-19 benefit, which had been put in place to mitigate the effects of lay-offs...