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Any lifting of constraints imposed on our freedom of movement is a relief, but what has changed in Level-4 has done little to ease the crushing burden under which the private sector is suffering, especially those thousands of small and micro-enterprises that play such a crucial role in the lives of large sections of our population.

For them, the restrictions offer a stark choice – obey them and ...

It is odd that Level 4 restrictions keep the ban on e-commerce. Even more strange is the reported reason:  that selling on the internet would be unfair competition for spaza shops and other micro-businesses.

Isn’t ordering goods to be delivered to your home, only different in degree from collecting your daily bread from the bakery yourself?

The private sector’s experience of Level 5 Covid-19 lockdown regulations has had a dramatic and negative impact, abruptly confining owners, managers, administrators and workers to their homes. After five weeks of lockdown, it is obvious that the small business sector has taken the biggest hit.

These are testing times for chief executives around the world. With growing numbers of women CEOs, how they deal with the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on their companies could be revealing.

For some answers, we point to a recent global survey of women chief executives (CEOs) carried out by the Chamber’s IWEC Programme, that sought to find out how they were handling the crisis in their companies.

In wartime, there are inevitable mistakes – over reactions by officials, excessive use of police force, the proliferation of regulations, and a burgeoning army of officials who draw up new laws to be obeyed for the greater good - all intended to help win the war, and all regarded as therefore unchallengeable.

To put it mildly, it is difficult to understand the Government’s reasons for re-imposing the ban on wine exports a mere 10 days after lifting it.

CIPC certification process for essential service businesses during extended lockdown. Companies, which are registered through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s (CIPC) BizPortal to perform essential services during the lockdown period, will be required to have a new certificate from the BizPortal website for the extended period, which begins tomorrow 17 April 2020.

The Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) NextGen Development Programme is delighted to announce the two young South African women entrepreneurs chosen as candidates for 2020.

When the State of Disaster was declared by President Ramaphosa there was a national upsurge of fellow-feeling. A desire to help others was rampant, uplifting to see and to experience.

There has been a lot of confusion about issues arising out of the lockdown.   Firstly, there has been confusion about the payment of wages where employees have been ordered to remain at home and not attend work.  The question arises as to whether the employees are entitled to be paid?   Secondly, may the employer place the employees on paid leave during the lockdown period?