I wrote the original version of this blog in February this year, making reference to the fact that when my husband started a new job, he quickly came down with a tummy bug that was afflicting...

On the 23rd of March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown.  And on the 26th of March 2020 most of us packed up our equipment (to try "working from home"), picked up the...

There have been numerous studies that have shown that the Coronavirus - along with many other viruses and bacteria - can live on surfaces for up to three days, which is why along with social...

Over the past few months we have written a series of posts looking at common office equipment - including the water cooler and the fingerprint scanner - and whether they could be contributing to...

Author Credit: Harry Wood

Almost overnight the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the working practices of millions of people around the world. For many people, working from home has become routine...

In the 10 years that I’ve been working in the hygiene industry, hygiene has never been as popular a subject as it is right now. Business owners who may have only ever taken a passing interest in...

We all know that hygiene is important. You need to wash your hands before you eat and after using the toilet to protect yourself from harmful germs. You protect your company’s image by keeping...

October 2017 feels like a long time ago, but that's when I wrote this original piece on which is better for washing your hands - hot or cold water. (Cape Town was just recovering from the Day Zero...