Ozone an effective ally in fighting coronavirus

As South Africa gets to grips with the current Covid-19 emergency, ozone gas is in high demand because enclosed spaces treated with this natural disinfectant are immediately safe to reoccupy. That’s according to Ian Wright, founder of GetOzone and one of the...

You cannot refuse treatment or testing for Covid-19

The regulations related to Covid-19 published on 18 of March 2020 make testing and treatment for the coronavirus mandatory in certain circumstances, says law firm Webber Wentzel “According to the regulations, a person who has been confirmed as having Covid-19,...

Keep workers safe and maintain productivity

Keeping their staff members safe from potential infection has to be the top priority for companies as the Covid-19 lockdown comes into effect this week. But a secondary, and no less important, consideration is keeping the economy afloat for the duration. Millions of...

Commonwealth launches coronavirus tracker

The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the affected member countries. The tool is...
Leading remotely: Management mind shift required

Leading remotely: Management mind shift required

Advice abounds for the millions of suddenly remote workers across the globe on how to adjust to the new normal for the foreseeable future, yet leaders of companies and teams – who may have resisted the idea of remote work until now – may need an even...

10-fold increase in attacks as SA moves to remote working

Kaspersky statistics show a sharp spike in network attacks in South Africa between 15 and 21 March 2020 – with affected devices increasing in number from the 20 000 to 30 000 average to peak at approximately 310 000 over these few days. The peak coincides with a...