COVID-19 pandemic Archives

30 Sep 2020

PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative marks 28 years of supporting top SA interior design and architecture talent

By Staff Writer

PG Bison, trusted wood panel manufacturer and proudly South African company, has been running the 1.618 Education Initiative for 28 years. This annual design competition is aimed at third-year architecture and interior design students around South Africa and is written into the curricula of participating educational institutions. It aims to nurture and recognise young talent, introduce students...

31 Aug 2020

Are tertiary institutions contributing to youth unemployment?

By Staff Writer

South Africa has a high rate of youth unemployment, and an increasing rate of unemployed graduates.

28 Aug 2020

PPE corruption focus hides the bigger picture

By Staff Writer

The list of companies that were awarded contracts by government for the supply of goods and services related to the Covid-19 pandemic include details on personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts. Provincial expenditure disclosure reports, however, indicate that as much as – or even more – has been spent on infrastructure projects but very little detail...

01 Jul 2020

in-cosmetics Global and other regional events postponed to 2021

By Staff Writer

According to a statement released by Reed Exhibitions – organisers of the in-cosmetics events, the in-cosmetics Global, Latin America and North America 2020 events have been postponed. But In-cosmetics Asia 2020 is going ahead. Speaking about the announcement, Cathy Laporte, portfolio director at Reed Exhibitions, comments: “Over 80% of in-cosmetics Global attendees are international from...

01 Apr 2020

Virtual platforms get a boost in the pharma industry due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Staff Writer

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a transformational impact on the entire healthcare landscape as sales reps become more reliant on virtual platforms to meet with physicians. This according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Valentina Gburcik, PhD, senior director of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Gender Health and Digital at GlobalData, comments: ‘The shift from in-person...