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Sitting looking out of my window over the Knysna Lagoon on a lovely
warm winters day it’s hard to believe that despite the serenity of
the view we are well and truly in the eye of the Covid-19 storm
throughout the country. Little did we know, moving into 2020, with
some green shoots emerging within the built environment, that by
March everything that we know and take for granted, such as our personal freedom,
relationships with family and friends and our businesses, would be effected in ways
never experienced before.
Working on a new issue has felt a little surreal as we decided not to publish
during levels 5 and 4 of lockdown and went into hibernation mode like the rest of the
industry. As with everyone else, we have felt the pain of lockdown, both emotionally
and financially, as the publishing industry has been hit hard. Consumer titles especially
have suffered terribly and household names like Garden and Home, House and Leisure
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and Cosmopolitan, are amongst many other titles no longer being published. Architect
and Builder celebrates its 70th year of publishing next year and we certainly intend to
celebrate it in style, despite the tough times being experienced in our country and our
industry in particular. We will be continuing our print edition as well as adding additional
content to our digital and online platforms in the near future.
During lockdown I was heartened to see so many within the industry doing their bit
to help those battling to put a meal on the table for the many thousands in need and
assist with the handing out of masks and sanitisers to communities. There have also
been some mammoth efforts put in by the construction industry to ready temporary
hospitals like the Hospital of Hope at the Cape Town Convention Centre and complete
new ones like the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Hospital in KwaMashu in record time. It’s been
amazing to see what has been achieved under such trying conditions.
As our construction sites return to some semblance of a ‘new normal’ I am thinking
of all the staff working with additional health and safety challenges and the threat of
contracting Covid-19 on their minds. Wishing everyone well and good health as we
weather this storm.
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