Pandemic led to ‘complete breakdown’ of procurement process in South Africa
Many public officials in South Africa abandoned procurement procedures amid the Covid-19 crisis, investigators have found while looking into corruption allegations. Beginning in July, the Special Investigation Unit has been looking into 10.5bn rand (£500m) of contracts relating to the pandemic, and has released a report providing an update on its work. The report found […]
Rise of the Plant-Based QSR
Those of us of a certain age will remember a time when eating “vegan” at a QSR meant the Wendy’s salad bar. Fast forward to 2021, and advances in both food technology and the restaurant biz have made the concept of eating vegan (which we now call “plant based”) much more palatable to the mainstream. […]
