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As this crisis continues to unfold, boards must pause to consider the important role they have during the crisis itself and, perhaps more importantly, in positioning their organisations for an uncertain future. There is much that a board can do to put its organisation back on an even keel, to ensure it is ready for this uncertain future. Key ideas: Covid-19; boards; management; communication; employees; external stakeholders

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While there is a lot of uncertainty about how conditions in the coming months will affect local businesses, an understanding of the law of insolvency can provide a lot of clarity on the available options for companies that find themselves in a difficult financial position. This article gives a brief introduction to the concepts of liquidation and business rescue, what they are designed to do, and how they function.

Key ideas: Covid-19; insolvency; liquidation; business rescue

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Like other modern constitutions, our supreme law serves two main purposes: it guarantees certain human rights and it structures, empowers and limits the state. In this new coronavirus reality, large sections of government have suspended operations, and many of our rights and freedoms have been severely curtailed. If the Constitution has not been cryogenically frozen, how does it apply now? Key ideas: Covid-19; Constitution; national state of disaster; government; judiciary; public participation

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The Covid-19 lockdown is a real test of an NGO’s ability to survive the worst a pandemic can throw at its projects, staff and beneficiaries. An NGO’s governance structures, reserves, leadership, administrative systems and its professionalism are equally tested. Such an emergency is a true measure of the health of an organisation: the relationship it has with its staff, beneficiaries, donors and the community that supports it. It is also a test of how effectively an organisation has invested the corporate social investment (CSI) it has received over many years.
Key ideas: Covid-19; NGOs; corporate social investment

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The story of the pandemic has generated billions of pages of reporting and terabytes of data already. This black swan event will transform the world economy and global society permanently; the nature of the new world order is unclear. Key ideas: Covid-19; connectivity; globalisation; essential workers; economy; technology; environment