To keep employees safe and organisations functioning as COVID-19 spread around the world, previously office-bound companies shifted to a remote working paradigm. Once the preserve of freelancers and a minority of workers, remote work has permanently altered the workplace ecosystem. Essential and non-essential workers have been dispersed across multiple locations both across the same cities […]
The aviation sector is facing a crisis unlike any other in history, yet a path to recovery remains. As we have previously discussed, sector losses totalled US $118 billion in 2020, with demand down 65,9% compared to 2019. Amid this fallout induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have begun clawing back towards profitability, albeit gradually […]
Tourism is highly reliant upon aviation to transport customers to their locations, and through tourism economic spend, jobs are created, poverty alleviated and in the case of eco-tourism, conservation initiatives receive vital revenue. A host of industries operate either up or downstream through aviation within the tourism sector alone, while air freight is a vital […]
In this installment of Letsema Talks, we speak to Rowan McDonald, CEO of Letsema Corporate Finance about the crisis within the aviation sector. In our discussion, Rowan breaks down the significant financial challenges facing the sector at large, especially airlines, the subtle differences between private and state-owned airlines, and how airlines are attempting to anticipate […]
Strategic planning is when an organisation sets its priorities, distributes resources, creates and implements strategies, and monitors their level of success. This process ideally occurs in conjunction with crisis planning. While strategic planning seeks to exploit opportunities available within a changing environment, crisis planning – also known as crisis management – tends to focus on […]
Launched this year, Letsema Talks has sought to offer the views and expertise of Letsema’s diverse range of staff on a variety of topics we believe those working in a business, or responsible for managing one, may find enlightening, intriguing, educational and valuable in a time of unprecedented uncertainty. Over the next two installments of […]
In the latest installment of Letsema Talks, we speak to Letsema Chief Financial Officer, Katlego Tlale. Our conversation with Katlego traverses a number of topics, including leadership in a time of crisis, how executive tenure is mismatched against economic downturns, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic upon South Africa’s balance sheet, and the opportunity that […]
In the latest installment of Letsema Talks, we talk to Luke McLachlan and Robert Crichton, CEO and Operations Manager at South African chemicals solutions manufacturer Cirebelle about the challenges, and opportunities, posed by running a manufacturing business in the COVID-19 era. Letsema Talks · How a manufacturing business has adapted to the COVID-19 era To […]
In the latest installment of Letsema Talks, Rowan McDonald, Partner: Corporate Finance at Letsema, talks about how business valuations have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, what businesses can do when assessing their own situation, and his thoughts on COVID-19’s impact on future economic development, among other topics. To find out more about how Rowan […]
In the next installment of Letsema Talks, Annabel Fenton, a Senior Consultant at Letsema, discusses how technology has changed how communities are defined and COVID-19’s impact upon social connection, among other topics. Our conversation follows Annabel’s recent article, ‘Constructed communities’ in the time of COVID-19 To find out more how the Strategy team can help […]
