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Pandemic Response

The National Business Initiative (NBI) fully supports the national effort to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa. We stand behind the message delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, 15 March 2020. We stand alongside organised business in its commitment to support the Government at this critical time.

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What the NBI is doing in response to COVID-19

Water in the Time of the Coronavirus

NBI Thought Leadership, 02 December 2020 Introduction The world is currently in the grips of a global pandemic with far-reaching […]

5 000 handwashing units to be rolled out in City of Cape Town COVID-19 hotspots

NBI Quick Brief, 15 October 2020 Today, Global Handwashing Day, saw the commencement of 5 000 plastic bottle handwash units […]

Funding the Future: Long-Term Solutions for Safe Water Access

NBI NewsFlash, 07 September 2020 Safe access to clean water can save lives. Providing viable handwashing solutions at scale is […]

Building Social Cohesion Strategies in Response to COVID-19

NBI Thought Leadership, 31 July 2020 COVID-19 has changed our world, the way we live and the way we […]

Responding to COVID-19: Using Simple Innovations to Save Lives

NBI Quick Brief, 26 June 2020 Across South Africa, millions of people live in impoverished conditions in informal settlements, […]

Ekurhuleni MMC for Water and Sanitation, Tiisetso Nketle, launches hand washing facilities to curb COVID-19

NBI NewsFlash, 11 June 2020 The City of Ekurhuleni’s MMC for Water and Sanitation, Tiisetso Nketle, yesterday launched the […]

The Value of Mentors: Human Capital is a Precious Commodity

NBI Quick Brief, 15 May 2020 If you were to embark on a journey into unchartered territory, you would […]

Social Transformation: COVID-19 and the fight for equality in an unequal society

NBI Thought Leadership, 28 April 2020 COVID-19 has caused unprecedented social and economic upheaval. As a result of endemic […]

Update on the NBI and Business for South Africa COVID-19 Working Group on Water and Sanitation

NBI NewsFlash, 21 April 2020 The National Business Initiative (NBI) and Business for South Africa (B4SA) COVID-19 Working Group […]

Update from the BSA COVID-19 Working Group on Water and Sanitation

WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) is the first line of defence against the coronavirus The Business for South Africa (B4SA) […]

COVID-19: A Blueprint for Collaboration on an Unprecedented Scale

NBI Quick Brief, 14 April 2020 It is in times of crisis that we are asked to question the accepted […]

Gender-Based Violence in a time of COVID-19

NBI NewsFlash, 3 April 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic, various organisations that work towards eradicating […]

Water quality, sanitation and hygiene in light of COVID-19

NBI Thought Leadership, 3 April 2020 Water Research Commission (WRC) dialogue on water quality, sanitation and hygiene in light of […]

WASH is our first line of defence against COVID-19

NBI NewsFlash, 1 April 2020 Water Research Commission (WRC) dialogue on water quality, sanitation and hygiene in light of COVID-19 […]

The NBI and BUSA COVID-19 Water Task Team, 27 March 2020

NBI NewsFlash, 27 March 2020 The NBI and BUSA COVID-19 Water Task Team has commenced with an emergency water […]

Clicks to open 268 more Covid vaccination sites in the coming weeks

Pharmacy retailer Clicks says its vaccination programme continues to gain momentum, having administered 596,180 vaccinations nationally by the end of […]

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Lockdown: Sun International donate perishable food from closed hotels

After Sun International decided to close its resorts and hotels during the Level 4 lockdown last week, the group has decided […]

Old Mutual partners with Netcare to open private vaccination centre in Cape Town

Old Mutual joined forces with leading healthcare provider Netcare to open a private vaccination centre at the insurer’s campus in […]

Clicks plans to expand Covid-19 vaccination sites

Clicks says it is prioritising the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at its stores across the country, and has to date administered […]

Nedbank supports SA’s final-year medical students with no-cost professional banking for 2021

May 2021 – Covid-19 has impacted massively on all South Africans, but few people have experienced the challenges of the pandemic […]

SAB Donates Medical Equipment to the Value of R25 million to Government!

Johannesburg, South Africa (22 March 2021) – In an effort to support the local healthcare system, South African Breweries (SAB) has […]

Support for SMEs Critical for Post COVID Economic Recovery

Old Mutual Insure concentrates resources where they matter most. By Garth Napier, MD of Old Mutual Insure As Finance Minister […]

Liberty adapts its education benefits to the realities of the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has for now, not only changed the way the traditional schooling system functions but the cost of […]

Standard Bank South Africa recognised globally as the top bank for supporting small businesses during Covid-19

Standard Bank is proud to announce that it has received global recognition for its efforts and best practice in delivering […]

Exxaro Launches Grootegeluk COVID-19 Community Support Initiatives

As our country continues to be greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Exxaro, one of South Africa’s largest black-empowered resource […]

Discovery Health Medical Scheme Contributions Remain Unchanged Until July 1, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of access to quality health care, and we would like to make the […]

Anglo American Contributes up to US$30 Million Towards Global COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out

Anglo American is making available up to US$30 million of support towards the global roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines across its […]

Sanlam’s Efforts to Help Communities and Rejuvenate the Economy in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

From contributing to relief efforts and supporting communities across their global footprint, Sanlam are in the serious business of helping […]

ERM’s support on responses to the COVID-19 global pandemic

The COVID-19 virus is affecting communities and businesses on multiple continents, having a profound impact on people, markets and the […]

Sappi lends a helping hand to assist communities during Covid-19: Video

When the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe at the beginning of 2020, it highlighted the plight of many […]

IDC approves R746m in Covid-19 relief measures

JOHANNESBURG – The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on Monday announced the approval of R746 million in relief measures for a number […]

Woolworths launches innovative face mask with Viroblock

Many South Africans are now appreciating the virtues of good design as we don face masks to go back to […]

Santam pays out R950m in relief funds

Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, said yesterday that it had already paid R950million in relief payments to support small […]

Sasol Secunda | Making a difference and supporting fence-line communities during the coronavirus pandemic

South Africa has high socio-economic disparities with a great number of vulnerable communities. As a caring and responsible corporate citizen, […]

ToyotaReach affirms Toyota’s fight against the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa.

In a nutshell, ToyotaReach – with funding to the tune of R15 million – affirms Toyota’s fight against the spread […]

Absa wins international award for its response to Covid-19

Absa Group, one of Africa’s leading diversified financial services groups, was recently awarded the Euromoney 2020 Excellence in Leadership in Africa […]

Santam sets aside R1bn relief fund.

Santam has set aside a R1billion relief fund for potential business interruption claims from its policy holders. Santam said that […]

SPAR contributes massively with R12 million food parcels to vulnerable communities

The community-driven SPAR Group is adding to their drive to feed the nation during this disastrous phase of the COVID-19 […]

Sappi develops new, skin-friendly hand-sanitiser ingredient.

Dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi has launched a skin- and planet-friendly hand hygiene ingredient – Valida – which […]

FNB, The Unlimited Child partner in distributing masks in KZN

As part of the KZN Maskathon initiative, FNB and RMB are facilitating the donation of masks to 80,000 families from […]

Engen contributes further to fighting COVID-19, pledging R1m to FoodForward SA

Speaking following the official cheque handover in Cape Town, Khalid Latiff, Engen’s general manager: corporate strategy and communications, commended FoodForward […]

BMW partners with SA, German govts in R76m project to upgrade hospitals

German car maker BMW and the German government will assist in upgrading eight South African hospitals and four clinics in […]

Mondi donates 100 000 medical grade masks to frontline healthcare workers

Global packaging and paper group Mondi has donated 100 000 FFP3/N95 medical grade masks to protect frontline healthcare workers in […]

How Nedbank Business Banking helps companies take on the COVID-19 challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic presents major challenges for many South African businesses. The spread of the virus has disrupted supply chains […]

Woolworths donates R700,000 worth of product to healthcare facilities

Woolworths has announced its donation of R700,000 worth of bedding and towels to public healthcare facilities in South Africa. As […]

Sanlam launches urgent job-preservation initiative in response to COVID-19

Sanlam Investments is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through large-scale support of the recovery of South African companies, from small […]

Standard Bank, Sefa partner to help spaza shops

Standard Bank has partnered with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) to help spaza shops operating under the constraints of […]

Covid-19: FNB gives R4.2bn relief to clients

FNB adopted a different approach to its Covid-19 financial relief for clients compared with the other banks, by offering a […]

Old Mutual provides isolation facility for Western Cape Covid-19 efforts

ld Mutual has handed over a fully refurbished quarantine and self-isolation facility to Premier Alan Winde and Transport and Public […]

Transparency on pay could close the gap for women

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for progressive economic policies to address deep socio-economic inequalities in South Africa, including […]

THE SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES FOR THE GOOD OF SOUTH AFRICA!

Mzansi’s biggest producer of alcohol beverages, The South African Breweries (SAB) is proud to unveil its collective response to supporting […]

Vodacom IoT Solutions get people back to business safely

Vodacom has created specific digital solutions to support businesses keep employees and customers safe and navigate their return to work […]

AECI provides water infrastructure for Hammanskraal communities

AECI has established a ‘filling station’ for the City of Tshwane to supply 40 000 ℓ of safe drinking water to the water-stressed Hammanskraal community amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative, which directly benefits 800 households and 5 000 people, will leverage an established AECI-sponsored borehole at the Phalesane Primary School. […]

Committed to Communities

As SAB, we looked for opportunities to partner with government and be a leader in the fight against COVID-19. We […]

COVID-19 Special Addition Newsletter

We are now transitioning into level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown and our government has eased regulations, enabling more people working in key industries to return to work.
If one factors in the economic and social effects of a prolonged closure against a deftly phased reopening of our economy, you could well argue that our country has done well thus far. Our government’s approach has been lauded across the globe as being among the best […]

Transnet converts healthcare trains to bolster Covid-19 testing in underserviced areas

State-owned Transnet’s corporate social investment unit Transnet Foundation has converted two of its healthcare trains, Phelophepa I and II, into mobile Covid-19 testing […]

FirstRand’s Vumela Fund and ProfitShare Partners assist SMEs in supplying essential items for Covid-19

FirstRand’s Vumela Fund has committed an additional R25 million funding line to ProfitShare Partners (PSP) to support SMEs needing capital […]

FNB assists 2300 small businesses with South African Future Trust funding

An estimated 2300 businesses have been signed up for the South African Future Trust (SAFT) funding scheme via FNB. According […]

Sasol hands over Covid-19 supplies to City of Johannesburg

JSE-listed Sasol on Wednesday donated 1 500 litres of hand sanitiser to the City of Johannesburg to be allocated to […]

FNB and Wesbank give payment breaks on 500,000 credit agreements

FNB and Wesbank have approved payment breaks on more than 500,000 credit agreements since the beginning of April. The banks […]

Engen helps educate communities about Covid-19 through murals

South African oil company Engen has launched a campaign to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by educating local communities […]

Absa grants Covid-19 payment relief to retail and business banking account holders

The Absa Group has granted payment relief of R5.8 billion to about 376000 account holders in its retail and business […]

FNB announces help via Covid-19 loan scheme

First National Bank (FNB), a division of FirstRand, announced yesterday its clients could apply for a business loan through its […]

Nedbank COVID-19 Response

From March 2020 we witnessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on individuals, families, businesses, societies and countries as infection […]

Old Mutual Partnering to Provide Care during COVID-19

Collaborating to flatten the curve as well as address some of the more challenging socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 has been […]

Old Mutual Insure sets aside R60m towards premium relief for customers

Old Mutual Insure has set aside R60 million towards 15 percent motor premium discounts in April 2020 and 10 percent […]

SA’s hunger is everyone’s problem – especially the well-fed

In a crisis, the urgency of need must trump market barriers. Now more than ever business must come together and […]

Standard Bank grants over R1 billion instalment relief to 150 000 clients

Standard Bank South Africa revealed on Tuesday that it had granted relief to nearly 150 000 clients in need of […]

Woolworths allocates over R34m towards Covid-19 response

Woolworths has announced a commitment of over R34 million to support a variety of initiatives to meet the challenges of […]

ANGLO AMERICAN BUSINESS UPDATE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Anglo American is today providing an update on the current status of its global operations, production guidance for 2020, and […]

Nedbank announces new coronavirus financial relief measures – including help with home loans and overdrafts

Nedbank has expanded its relief measures and assistance for financially stressed clients to assist with overdrafts, home loans and certain […]

Covid-19: Santam to cut vehicle premiums by 20%, with further MiWay relief offered

JOHANNESBURG – Insurer Santam is to provide further financial relief for its customers following the extension of the national lockdown […]

Toyota reaffirms support during Covid-19

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) and other Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) affiliates across the world are rising to the challenges […]

Pick n Pay offers customers digital vouchers ranging from R50 to R1000

Pick n Pay is now offering customers a new convenient way to purchase and send digital grocery vouchers to friends […]

BMW South Africa donates 40 000 high-grade masks to Gauteng govt

Responding to a call for help from the Gauteng Department of Health, BMW Group South Africa’s (BMW SA) has donated […]

Sappi starts production of essential medical items, donates to Solidarity Fund

Pulp and paper producer Sappi Southern Africa has made available several donations of scarce items such as hand sanitiser, face […]

AECI’s response plan for COVID-19

AECI established a task team in March 2020 to specifically manage the response to COVID-19. It is a pandemic having […]

Covid-19: One million litres of jet fuel to bring SA citizens home

In addition to donating the jet fuel, Sasol is also working with government in responding to the significant increase in […]

FUTURISTS DESCRIBE “BIGGEST SOCIETAL SHIFT SINCE WW2”

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown of billions of people has unleashed the biggest societal shift since World War II, with repercussions […]

Discovery says members can apply to pay for medical aid from their savings account

Discovery has informed its medical aid scheme members they can apply to have their monthly fees paid for from their […]

Clicks directors to donate a third of their salaries to Solidarity Fund

Clicks Group is the latest large retailer to announce the donation of a portion of senior management’s salaries towards the […]

Woolworths launches drive-through click and collect shopping service

Woolworths has a launched new contactless drive-through service, allowing shoppers to order online and collect without leaving their car. The […]

Vodacom donates 20000 smartphones and 100TB of data to Department of Health

Vodacom Group will donate 20000 smartphones plus 100 terabytes of data and 10 million voice calls minutes to the National […]

MTN bosses give up a third of their salaries as part of R250 million coronavirus relief plan.

MTN’s top executives will donate a third of their salaries as part of the company’s R250 million relief package in […]

IDC COVID-19 Funding Interventions

Recent unprecedented global developments have had an immense impact on South Africa. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have suddenly […]

Old Mutual is giving R10,000 free cover to all healthcare workers

Old Mutual is making R4 billion worth of cover available to approximately 430,000 registered healthcare workers across South Africa. Unlike […]

Lockdown: PnP launches same-day grocery delivery

More than 70 stores already part of collaboration with alcohol delivery app. The Grocery Essentials app offers contactless same-day delivery […]

Tiger Brands Foundation supports beneficiary communities during lockdown

The Tiger Brands Foundation has distributed 6000 food hampers in communities where its beneficiary schools are located. The organisation provides […]

Woolworths bosses are giving up a third of their salaries to pay staff extra during the coronavirus lockdown

Woolworths has published a trading statement outlining how Covid-19 and the country’s lockdown are currently affecting its business. The group […]

FNB offers additional help to assist SMEs with alternative funding

FNB has committed to helping small businesses with alternative funding support, critical business support resources, links to various government resources […]

Illovo SA steps up fight against Covid-19

Illovo Sugar Africa is responding to the Covid-19 outbreak by reconfiguring its medical infrastructure to deal directly with any potential […]

Catalyst Solutions: COVID-19 Relief Measures

COVID-19 RELIEF MEASURES A number of relief measures were announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 23 March 2020 with more information […]

A letter from our CEO

Our first week of national lockdown and I am sure that many of you (like me) have found yourselves in […]

Nedbank pledges R12m to help alleviate the Covid-19 pandemic

JOHANNESBURG – Nedbank has committed to helping alleviate hunger and provide emergency relief to the most vulnerable South African communities […]

Tiger Brands

What NBI Member Company Tiger Brands is doing in response to COVID-19: Hand sanitizers Our basket of products hasn’t included […]

Discovery and Vodacom now offer free online coronavirus screening and consultations to all South Africans

Discovery and Vodacom have launched a new platform which will make online coronavirus screening and consultations available to all South […]

Santam announces insurance and financial assistance measures for Covid-19

The Santam Group says it will make R200 million available as Covid-19 relief for clients, suppliers, and to contribute to […]

Sasol Foundation offers free online education resources during lockdown

As a response to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, The Sasol Foundation has opened its online education resources and textbooks […]

Pick n Pay rolls out perspex screens at till points to prevent the spread of Covid-19

Perspex screens are being rolled out at all Pick n Pay till points countrywide as preventative measures to stop the […]

FirstRand establishes R100m Pandemic Intervention Relief Effort

JSE-listed financial services group FirstRand yesterday established a R100 million South African Pandemic Intervention and Relief Effort (Spire) fund to […]

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Africa: Johnson & Johnson Announces a Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19

Landmark New Partnership with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; and Commitment to Supply One Billion Vaccines Worldwide for […]

Vodacom and Department of Social Development to support victims of gender-based violence during the national lockdown

Local gender experts and activists expect a steep rise in the number of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases during the 21-day […]

COVID-19 – Letter from Shameel

Many of you are facing new challenges as the country puts measures in place to limit the spread of CoronaVirus (COVID-19). […]

COVID-19 Payment Relief Programme

Absa launches extensive COVID-19 payment relief programme Relief for consumer, business banking and wealth customers Bespoke solutions for corporate and […]

Woolworths donates R500 000 to support medical workers

Woolworths and its community loyalty programme MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet have donated R500 000 to the Gift of the Givers Foundation […]

How ABB is helping to tackle the coronavirus crisis

Having led several industrial companies over the course of my career, I can truly say that the job of running […]

FNB’s three-month payment holiday, R100m for Covid-19 pandemic relief

FNB on Monday announced relief for its customers whose incomes have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – no installment […]

Standard Bank offers payment holiday to customers earning R7,500 or less

Standard Bank customers earning R7,500 or less will receive three months’ instalment relief on their personal accounts — provided they […]

Nedbank Payment Arrangements

PR HOLDING STATEMENT “Nedbank is mindful of the economic impact the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have on our clients, […]

South Africa challenged to ‘Stay In’ but also to ‘Reach Out’

A new initiative aims to maintain important human connections while we are social distancing at home Johannesburg, 30 March 2020: […]

Distell to Supply Sanitisers to Vulnerable Communities

Distell, Africa’s leading producer and marketer of spirits, fine wines, ciders and ready-to-drinks (RTDs), today announced that it will begin […]

Old Mutual pledges R50-million towards comprehensive COVID-19 response

Old Mutual Limited today announced that it would be pledging R50-million toward a comprehensive COVID-19 response, in partnership with government, […]

Discovery’s support for you during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

On Monday evening, President Ramaphosa announced wide-reaching and important measures to ensure that South Africa is best-positioned to manage the […]

WATCH: How food security can be maintained while fighting Covid-19

Tiger Brands CEO Noel Doyle talks to Business Day TV about panic buying and food security Sanitisers, toilet paper and […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa's response to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

27 June 2021

Media Release

B4SA Workstream Updates

Media Release

B4SA Workstream Updates

Media Release

Vaccine Update

Return2Work Initiative

The Return2Work Initiative offers businesses clear and simple step by step guidance on re-opening and staying open…

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19

COVID-19 BUSINESS SUPPORT RESOURCES

All South African businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown.

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa

Progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

ON SOUTH AFRICA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE

South African Government

Regulations and Guidelines – Coronavirus Covid-19

National Institute of Communicable Diseases

The NICD serves as a resource of knowledge and expertise of communicable diseases to the South African Government.

Media Statement

TAX MEASURES TO COMBAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Media Release

Business For SA: Update And Support For Lockdown Extension

Health Department RSA

COVID-19 Trends & Next Steps

CEO INITIATIVE

Statement of the Steering Committee of the CEO Initiative

Water Research Commision

Water quality, sanitation and hygiene management in light of Corona virus disease (COVID-19)

Health Department RSA

COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal

Press Release

BANKS RESPOND TO COVID-19

EMPLOYEES’ TAX CONSIDERATIONS DURING LOCKDOWN

Solidarity Response Fund

Solidarity Response Fund was announced by the President and it is meant to mobilize support for organizations & individuals impacted by the Coronavirus. Government will provide R150 million in seed funding to the fund. For more information on the fund.