Henley Business School Africa has announced that in order to support the transformation of South African education in the current COVID-19 crisis, it will share all its virtual education insights, learning, innovations and methods freely.

While COVID-19 is expected to wreak havoc on the SA economy, the full extent of this is yet to be determined. But even in crisis, there are always opportunities for innovation.

As South Africans face the reality of a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, working from home has become the 'new normal' overnight - and if properly managed, it can be just as productive as being in the office.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has made its presence felt in South African retail and consumer-focused businesses, but the full impact on earnings, cash flow and employment will last far longer than a three-week lockdown.

The economic effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak are currently being underestimated due to overreliance on historical comparisons.

There are several new points for employers to consider.

As consumers adjust their lifestyle habits in light of the threat of Covid-19, their media habits will also change; creating very real consequences for the media industry.

It is often said that the elderly and those with impaired immune systems are most at risk due to Covid-19, but small businesses are just as vulnerable, with many who are not going to survive a global economic shut down.

South Africa’s economy will contract severely this year as the impact of drastic global measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 tips the entire world into a recession and raises the risk of a depression.

The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is offering ten scholarships for the 2020 intake for the GIBS/TWIMS MBA manufacturing focus.

Finance is the very pillar of business. Or, as Professor Kalu Ojah of Wits Business School puts it, it is the "blood in the veins" of all corporate and state-owned entities.

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