Message from the Publisher

Little did we know what awaited us at the start of this year and how 2020 would unfold – a pandemic of global proportions, affecting every person, community, business, health system and economy in every country.

Without any warning and with no time to put interim plans in place, here we are in the midst of a pandemic, unchartered territory, a time of unprecedented disruption to life as we once knew it.

This pandemic has most certainly exacerbated growing poverty, unemployment and the impact on and closure of many small and medium businesses in South Africa hampering the growth to our economy.

It is without question that government will need to play a major role in ensuring the security and recovery of our economy and country.

One thing is certain, COVID-19’s impact has forced us to reconsider how we navigate the way we do life. Making changes to how we have done basic things in the past will be a real challenge as we adapt to new ways of managing and conducting Publisher: Emile Polman Finance & Administration Manager: Lynne Polman Business Development Manager: Anthony Botha Marketing Manager: Wendy Scullard Production Manager: Tracy White Research & Database Analyst: Sherazaun Johnson Design & Layout: Sonya Collison Printers: Durbanville Commercial & Digital Printers www.dcprinters.co.za every aspect of our day-to-day as well as how businesses across all sectors of our economy will operate.

During these difficult and challenging times, we at SA Outlook will continue to support local industry and sectors and endeavour to keep you informed of changes and trends as they unfold as well as current affairs and in highlighting some of the top players in these industries.

We wish to extend our thanks to our key partners, Institute of Futures Research and Manufacturing Indaba for making this possible.

We aim to remain a key point of reference for informing you on developments in mining, technology, energy, tourism and education and other key businesses and sectors.

SA Outlook’s competitive rates, provides you with a unique platform that will enable you to reach a broad audience through key distribution points to reach the right audience and potential clients and seek to expand our distribution to include government, public entities

We look forward to bringing you the next issue of SA Outlook and thank you for your continued support. Best wishes,

Emile Polman

Managing Director Dynasty Publishing (Pty) Ltd

and entrepreneurs. Dynasty Publishing (PTY) LTD P.O Box 5071 Blue Downs 7105 Tel: +27 (0) 81 029 7247 Email: info@dynastypublishing.co.za Website: www.dynastypublishing.co.za

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