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	<title>Design News &#187; COVID-19</title>
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		<title>How Covid could prompt further innovation in SA’s healthcare systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Covid has brought with it a myriad of challenges; there has been a more fortunate side effect: it has revealed our ability to do things differently, especially if we operate collaboratively. This insight is not exclusive to healthcare. It just happens to be particularly pertinent considering the pandemic’s significant impact on this sector, and because personal health and healthcare delivery have occupied a near unprecedented level of scrutiny. There are many lessons for South Africa to learn from the last two years. Lessons that can be used to improve the local healthcare system – these were brought to the forefront at the recent #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL 2021, hosted by the Craft and Design Institute in partnership with the Mission Network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in SA. Many of these learnings were surfaced thanks to the uncharted territory that responses to the pandemic needed to navigate. For example, technology was leveraged appropriately to put people and patients at the centre of the solution. We also saw how care was taken closer to patients through multiple models of telehealth which enabled both patients and practitioners to be protected, and connected the need with demand. Mobile phones were used extensively for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation that solves for the nation! Ideas to unlock South Africa’s future…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine an urban aquaponics farm that feeds local communities? Or an App that allows you to share information about poor road conditions? Or even, an electrical grid storage battery… These concepts are not so far off from being realised, thanks to the RE:SOLVE Challenge. South Africa is full of untapped ideas that hold the potential to solve for the pressing challenges experienced by the people who live here. This &#8211; combined with the impact of COVID-19 on the country, which revealed a deep necessity to re-examine and re-imagine how we do things &#8211; is what sparked the RE:SOLVE Challenge. This purpose-led, design thinking challenge, which calls on the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of South Africans to rebuild and pave the way forward, was launched in October 2020. RE:SOLVE is now in its 2nd iteration, with the new 2021 Call for Entry open until 31 October 2021. Funded by the City of Cape Town, and organised by the Craft and Design Institute (CDI), RE:SOLVE invites individuals and teams to co-create bold and innovative solutions with a focus on areas such as transport, hygiene, food security, education, medical care, retail and micro-enterprises. The top big ideas that are identified through the challenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs are an important missing piece of the puzzle for improving food security in SA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that 60% food relief during lockdown came from civil society? Far outweighing any government interventions, it points to the power of the people to help solve the food security challenges in our country. This revealing insight surfaced during the recent #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL 2021, which was organised by Craft and Design Institute (CDI) in collaboration with the Mission Network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa. The Festival also saw the launch of the RE:SOLVE Challenge, an eight-month support programme for entrepreneurs with a share of R100 000 grant funding available for selected local innovations. The Challenge is now open for entries and aims to help entrepreneurs develop new, or refine existing, products and services to solve some of SA’s pressing challenges, including food security. World Food Day on 16 October, which is themed &#8220;Our actions are our future &#8211; Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”, is an opportunity to place our food system into sharp focus and highlight the need for home-grown innovations to address systemic challenges. It is a system that is broken for millions of South Africans who struggle to access, on a daily basis, affordable, nutritious, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Designing a brave post-COVID world” is the pertinent theme of this year’s #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL 2021, from 20-23 September 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is resoundingly clear that we need to act in very meaningful ways to address the issues that face us as a nation, and a planet. But we are also drowning in opinions masquerading as facts; not to mention the politics. Enter the fourth annual #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL, a local public event that consciously gathers together a diverse range of people, who may not often or easily come together, to have the difficult and uncomfortable conversations about South Africa’s biggest challenges. Secondly, the festival aims to support South African innovators and entrepreneurs to action their solutions to these issues. This year’s #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL runs from 20 &#8211; 23 September 2021, and takes participants on a deep dive into the major fault lines in South Africa – brutally exposed by the impact of COVID-19 – in order to stimulate ideas and action that result in inclusion and change. Private sector businesses, communities, designers, thinkers, do-ers, visionaries and policy makers from across the country and beyond are invited to participate in this collaborative public event. The “unconference” style of this year’s festival allows for small physical gatherings and site visits, online conversations, and facilitated design thinking sprints, all aimed at supporting local innovators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does your home need a makeover? Mzansi Room Rescue is here to rescue you from #decorfails</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 08:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mzansi Room Rescue is a new home makeover show created and presented by a powerhouse of three incredible, inspiring and fabulous women whose aim is to touch the lives of people one room transformation at a time. The creators of this new YouTube series are Katlego Kondlo, Bridgette Mandava and Patty Mulauzi, who steer Plascon’s Decorative Team and are specialists in interior design, décor, paint and colour. On the show, each of these uber femmes has a dedicated role: Kondlo is the DIY expert, Mandava tackles interior styling and Mulauzi is the colourista – “like a barista for colour” she quips! Mzansi Room Rescue launched its inaugural episode in June 2020 and was met with amazing views, social media reviews and a high level of engagement. The show aims to inspire and encourage people by showing them how they can transform their spaces with a little paint, DIY, décor styling and colour inspiration, all on a modest budget. “This is truly the type of content people are wanting to see, especially in these tough times. As many South African spend a considerable amount of time at home due to COVID-19 and its restrictions, Mzansi Room Rescue aims to inspire people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paint that can help healthcare workers? Plascon releases new products to aid medical responses</title>
		<link>https://designnews.co.za/paint-that-can-help-healthcare-workers-plascon-releases-new-products-to-aid-medical-responses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 05:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the COVID-19 outbreak puts major strain on South Africa’s healthcare sector, we are looking to the latest technologies, equipment and solutions to curb not only the spread of the virus, but to address the country’s general healthcare needs in the long-term. The Plascon Professional team has two product lines suitable for use in the healthcare sector that contain a multitude of properties designed for environments where infection control and anti-microbial performance are essential.   Plascon Professional Hygiene™ Low Sheen Paint Plascon Professional Hygiene™ Low Sheen uses BIODEFENCE™ silver technology which actively inhibits microbial growth between cleanings, promotes a more hygienic environment and helps reduce the risk of cross-contamination via painted surfaces. BIODEFENCE™ also eliminates up to 99.9% of E.coli bacteria and provides proven protection against other harmful bacteria with low VOC, excellent washability and stain resistance. It will withstand repeated cleaning cycles and maintain its antibacterial effectiveness for its full lifetime. Plascon Professional Hygiene™ Low Sheen with white and pastel tint base also offers ease of application and good hiding. It is suitable for correctly primed interior, new and previously painted plaster, concrete, porous brickwork and various types of building boards. &#160; From Shikkui to Shiquy &#8211; age-old wisdom [...]]]></description>
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