In the next installment of Letsema Talks, Tafadzwa Mudyiwa, Associate Partner at Letsema, talks about the different relief options available to SMEs within the public and private spheres, and how they can make themselves as resilient as possible in this time of economic crisis. Letsema Talks · Letsema Talks: SME relief strategies in a time […]
On Wednesday, 6 May, the Umlambo Foundation, in partnership with Letsema, Funda Wande, and Africa Teek Geeks hosted a webinar focused on technology and education in a post COVID-19 world. The panel featured: Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – UN Under Secretary General & Executive Director of UN Women, founder of the Umlambo Foundation and former Deputy […]
Prior to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), there was already indicative research illustrating that our society has become increasingly socially distant, and lonely. In a 2018 survey, The Economist and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that more than two in 10 adults in the United States (22%) and the United Kingdom […]
Letsema Corporate Finance is ready to help you get South Africa back to work The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is expected to exact a heavy toll on public health and wellbeing. In these trying and challenging times, businesses are faced with extremely difficult choices as economic activity grinds to a halt. Many large businesses have been […]
The Bulungula Incubator (BI) has been operating in the Xhora Mouth Administrative Area in the Eastern Cape since 2007, with their work having already begun in 2004 through the Bulungula Lodge. As South Africa gets to grips with COVID-19, Rejane Woodroffe, director of the BI, spoke to Letsema about the challenges facing rural areas in […]
During the COVID-19 emergency, staying informed with verified information is critical in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The South African government’s official online portal is where you can find accurate data, news and updates as our country gets to grips with COVID-19. https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ […]
As the world and South Africa braces for the harsh socio-economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism and hospitality sector finds itself on the frontline. The unavoidable truth is that the measures necessary to contain the virus will also curtail the behaviours that transport companies, travel operators, accommodation providers and food and entertainment businesses […]
Pandemics change the way people live in unforeseen ways, whether that change is gradual, or sudden. Ernest Hemingway was responsible for coining the phrase, “Gradually, then suddenly”. It is an apt reflection of what is happening around the world as the coronavirus (COVID-19) wrecks untold damage. States, their citizens, health systems and economies are under […]
COVID-19 is a challenge unlike any other to confront the globe in recent memory, crystallised by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Sunday, 15 March. As governments, society and business mobilise to stop its spread, and in the best interests of our clients and staff, Letsema has altered our way of work to […]
