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My Fellow South Africans, Since I last addressed you fourteen days ago, we have been fighting a battle on two fronts – the first against […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, The remarkable ramp-up in the vaccination rollout is a direct result of the solid partnership the business sector has built […]

View the remarks by acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi from the media briefing on SA’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic

View the B4SA vaccination support presentation from the joint media briefing on SA’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic (23 July 2021)

MEDIA RELEASE B4SA commits to ensuring no one is left behind in vaccine rollout • B4SA says the rollout demonstrates the power of partnership. • […]

MEDIA STATEMENT EMBARGO: IMMEDIATE TO NEWS EDITORS/ ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REFUTES INACCURATE AND Misleading FAKE NEWS STORY The Eastern Cape Department […]

Dear B4SA members and colleagues The events of the past week or so in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are of grave concern and a huge setback […]

My Fellow South Africans, Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In deciding to introduce […]

MEDIA STATEMENT 2 July 2011 It is with great sadness that Business for South Africa (B4SA) mourns the passing last night of Robert Legh, chairman […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, This week’s newsletter comes with excellent news – that early data is already showing a drop in infections, admissions and […]

On Wednesday, 20 June, B4SA latest information sharing webinar featured Boston Consulting Group (BCG) managing director and senior partner, Anthony Oundjian, who addressed the role […]

Private sector site planning and activation The country’s daily rate of vaccination is increasing week-on-week, which is encouraging.  Currently we are vaccinating over 100 000 […]

View the full Adjusted Alert Level 4 regulations

MINISTER DLAMINI ZUMA GAZZETTES COVID-19 ADJUSTED ALERT LEVEL 4 REGULATIONS The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs(COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma designated under section […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, We are pleased that the Department of Health (DOH) is now directing and permitting more uninsured people to be vaccinated […]

The South African Council for Educators (SACE) welcomes the programme of vaccinating over 580 000 educators and support staff across the country, following an announcement […]

The Minister of Employment and Labour has published, in the Government Gazette, a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace […]

As a nation, we have embarked on the single most important intervention to defeat this once-in-a-century health crisis, which is vaccinating our adult population against […]

View the Department of Health vaccine price circular here: DoH vaccine price circular

Access the B4SA planning worksheet: B4SA planning worksheet

View the National Department of Health’s Circular 01/ 4 June 2021: NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY GUIDANCE TO VACCINATION SITES The Circular is binding on […]

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, The Phase 2 vaccination rollout is gathering momentum. Recent figures show that as of 3 June, 1,193,352 adults had received […]

View the active vaccination sites as of the 3rd of June 2021

We have noted that some sites are scheduling their appointments in a way that does not provide vaccinees with enough lead time notice.  This may […]

View the Government approved V4HCW advice on how healthcare workers register and book appointments on V4HCW portal here

Dear B4SA and business colleagues, Phase 2 of the vaccination rollout targeting over 60s is proceeding. There is still a lot of work to be […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, Since last year, business has worked with the National Department of Health and our colleagues in the Solidarity Fund to […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, We are at a crucial juncture in our effort to halt the spread of coronavirus infections: a recent swell in […]

  As the vaccine roll-out begins, the Return2work Initiative has launched a range of additional resources to assist in raising awareness amongst workers and employers. […]

Dear B4SA and healthcare colleagues, You will undoubtedly have followed developments over the past few days related to the South African COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and […]

View the SVS registration steps here: SVS PVT SECTOR Info Session

View the Master Facility List user guide here: MFL user guide

View the NDoH vaccination site checklist here: Vaccination site enrolment

View the workplace vaccination sites here: Workplace_Template

Read the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) registration user guide

Covid-19 has had a seismic impact on South Africa.  We have lost loved ones, colleagues and friends, it has exacerbated our already devastating unemployment figures, […]

Kindly note that the messaging guide has been updated, please access here

Business for South Africa held its inaugural Business Communicators Forum (BCF) on Friday, 26 February 2021.  B4SA’s objective  is to mobilise business resources and capacity […]

Which vaccines are effective against the 501.V2 mutation? The AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, and is being used all over the world. For South […]

Watch the NDoH Vaccine Guidelines for Healthworkers here

We have been on an incredible ride since Business for South Africa (B4SA) was formed last year. As an alliance of volunteers from South African […]

The objects of these directions are to- (a) provide for arrangements for a return of children who have attended an ECD programme or a partial […]

Following the declaration of a national state of disaster on 23 March 2020 in response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic declared by […]

On 14 December 2020, five days after Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize had confirmed a second wave of coronavirus infections in South Africa, President Cyril […]

In an effort to ensure small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in South Africa survive the economic crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA), the alliance of volunteers formed to support the national response to COVID-19, has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement about the […]

To restore and boost investor and consumer confidence in South Africa, Business for South Africa (B4SA) has called for certainty that there will not be […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) has learned with great concern that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has decided that the COVID Temporary Employer/Employee Relief […]

Global Handwashing Day, saw the commencement of 5 000 plastic bottle handwash units being rolled out across Cape Town’s informal settlements by the National Business […]

“We shall not rest until we have built a new economy based on fairness, justice and equality. This is the task of our generation – […]

As of midnight on 20 September 2020, South Africa moved to Alert Level (AL) 1 of the national state of disaster under amended regulations promulgated […]

“Just as we have acted together to defeat this virus, we must roll up our sleeves and get to work rebuilding our economy,” President Cyril Ramaphosa, […]

Johannesburg, 9 September 2020: Business for South Africa (B4SA) is pleased to note the announcement by Employment and Labour Minister Thembelani Nxesi of the further extension […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) notes the announcement by the Auditor General of his findings on the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) operated by the […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) notes the announcement by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) that Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits are to resume following a […]

It is with deep disappointment that B4SA has learned from its representatives at Nedlac that all payments of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief […]

On 18 August 2020, South Africa moved to Alert Level (AL) 2 of the national state of disaster under amended regulations promulgated in terms of […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) has welcomed the President’s announcement to move the country to Level 2 of the national lockdown and allow South African […]

Business for South Africa welcomes the extension of the TERS benefit for certain employees until 15 August 2020. The Direction allowing the extension was signed […]

Crime and corruption harm vulnerable citizens the most BUSA CEO, Cas Coovadia, commented: “Corruption kills. It kills nurses, doctors, commuters and citizens relaying on fake […]

In October 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa convened the country’s second Jobs Summit to address the need to generate a substantial number of new jobs in […]

The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global crisis in this generation. No one would have predicted the dramatic spread of the virus and aftershock on […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) calls on business and all South Africans to continue to take preventative action to curb the rapid rate at which […]

COVID-19 will be a reality for our foreseeable future. To successfully operate under these new conditions, we need to innovate, rapidly adjust and adopt new […]

On 23 July 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour published, in the Government Gazette, a Directive for Compensation of Workplace-Acquired COVID-19. A copy of […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) welcomes the extension of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefit beyond its original 3-month term by an additional month-and-a-half until […]

Though greatly delayed, we are pleased to be able to advise that Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments for June now appear to […]

Introduction 1.1 In his national address delivered on 12 July 2020, President Ramaphosa outlined government’s response to the current surge in COVID-19 infections in South Africa.  […]

WEBINAR Functioning in the Age of COVID-19 | Leadership & Operational Lessons from Anglo American & Return2Work

In his national address delivered on 12 July 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined government’s response to the current surge in COVID-19 infections in South Africa. […]

Business for South Africa (B4SA) welcomed President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the enhanced level 3 regulations which will further ease restrictions on economic activities.  With the […]

When Covid-19 arrived in the country at the beginning of March 2020, it was evident from the experience of other countries that this would have […]

Read here: B4SA A New Inclusive Economic Future for South Africa – Presentation (10 July)

View here: B4SA- Economic Recovery Strategy – A snap-shot

The Solidarity Fund launched its Citizens in Solidarity campaign to help drive positive and healthy behaviour as a key tool in South Africa’s fight against […]

This note serves to outline the present regulatory framework pertaining to AL3 and to highlight the likely areas of interest or concern for B4SA members. […]

On 25 June 2020, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma amended the regulations in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (the Regulations) to provide for a further […]

Employers registered with the Compensation Fund in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 are reminded to submit, by no later […]

How should Business respond to the mental health challenges related to COVID-19?  As we return to work, business owners, CEO’s, managers, and employees are facing […]