COVID-19: Hospitals embracing Tele-medicine to keep their business going as patients stay away.
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COVID-19: Hospitals embracing Tele-medicine to keep their business going as patients stay away.

With the rise in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, hospitals are embracing telemedicine to keep their business going as patients stay away from their facilities due to risks associated with contacts. There has been a rise in remote consultation while tech companies in the country are rising the challenge of plugging the gap with telemedicine services.

Domestic flights re-opened in Nigeria with hike in flight costs
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Domestic flights re-opened in Nigeria with hike in flight costs

Domestic flights re-opened in Nigeria and despite hike in flight costs, flyers trooped out to travel to different destinations across the country after over three months of flight and inter-station travel restrictions.

The growth of E-commerce in Africa during the time of Coronavirus.
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The growth of E-commerce in Africa during the time of Coronavirus.

Covid-19 has battered the world economy. Many industries are reeling, but one shining light is E-commerce. We spoke with Nielsen Africa MD Bryan Sun to find out if companies on the continent are capitalising.

Limited hours a big challenge for business in Nigeria
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Limited hours a big challenge for business in Nigeria

To limit the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria’s main commercial city, businesses are now allowed to operate on alternate days with limited hours, but this is creating a whole new challenge for business owners in a city where commute alone takes hours due to traffic.

Coronavirus Impact: How a fast growing business is now battling to survive
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Coronavirus Impact: How a fast growing business is now battling to survive

A month before the lockdown started Tshepo Mekoa’s logistics business was facing exponential growth. He had hired 16 employees, purchased 9 vehicles and was about to move his business into a new 3000 square metre warehouse – business was looking good. More than a month into lockdown, he’s had to lay off 40 workers, and those that remain have taken a 50 % pay cut – in an instant the company is now battling to survive.

How Innovation is helping combat the coronavirus in Africa
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How Innovation is helping combat the coronavirus in Africa

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on healthcare systems around the world, in South Africa a team of doctors have designed a device that protects frontline healthcare workers from being infected with the virus –it’s called the Intubox. We have been finding out how innovation is being used to combat the virus.

Coronavirus SA: Businesses in Soweto struggle to survive
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Coronavirus SA: Businesses in Soweto struggle to survive

South Africa is currently on a 21-day lockdown as it continues to battle the deadly Coronavirus. While the entire economy is battling to stay afloat, township businesses are particularly vulnerable. We went to Soweto, the largest township in the country to find out how enterprises in the area are coping.