SAEC reviews ‘a year of change’
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
The SA Events Council has collaborated on various measures to re-open the industry
South Africa - The South Africa Events Council has published its review of the past year. “The SA Events Council is fighting to retain the headway we have made towards re-opening the events industry before the losses we are suffering reach a point of no return,” says the council. “For 14 months, the associations that make up the SA Events Council have collaborated on various measures to re-open the industry. We have developed a stringent set of ‘Re-opening Guidelines’, sent scores of lobbying letters and hosted in-person, proof-of-concept events to show what is possible. We have also conducted awareness campaigns, hosted webinars, organised radio and television Interviews, provided information sessions and engaged with the various relevant government entities in person.”
#BehindtheBrandManager: Terri Verhoeven of Big Concerts on navigating the new events, entertainment space
Covid-19
This month, we uncover the heroes behind the brands that millions of South Africans take into their homes and hearts every day. We find out more from Terri Verhoeven, senior operations manager at Big Concerts, about managing such a well-known SA company and navigating and surviving the devastating effects of Covid-19.
Terri Verhoeven
How has Big Concerts had to adapt strategies since the Covid-19 pandemic?
Needless to say, the pandemic has had a devastating effect on the events industry as a whole. The live entertainment industry has been particularly hard hit, especially at the scale that we operate. For me, I would say adapting has been more about survival.
Providing peace of mind for customers across Fingal and nationwide, Bloodworks in Skerries has been offering quick and convenient testing for COVID-19 since December 2020.
Longford pharmacy brings in rapid antigen Covid test
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A local pharmacy has started offering customers a rapid Covid antigen test, for those who need a test for work or otherwise, with results available in just 20 minutes.
Stakelum’s Pharmacy on the Athlone Road in Longford town opened its doors recently and has increased its services already with the new rapid test, which involves no lab work.
A new business owner in the town himself, Seanie Stakelum is hoping the rollout of the new service will allow businesses to test their employees.
“We are hoping to roll it out for local businesses and their staff in an effort to keep them open,” he told the Longfod Leader.
Supplier of unused ventilators also lobbied HSE on Covid passports
Unclear whether or not the HSE ever came officially on board with project known as Health Passport Ireland
Robert Quirke, president and CEO of Roqu Group, at the pilot launch of Health Passport Ireland.
Fri, 29 Jan, 2021 - 12:07
Cianan Brennan
A company which imported ventilators for the HSE from China, which were never used, also lobbied the executive repeatedly as to its interest in a further initiative involving a digital Covid passport.
Roqu Group, a company incorporated in May 2020, made repeated overtures towards senior HSE staff as to their interest in a project, originally known as Health Passport Ireland, from last summer.