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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY  A letter from Bobby Amm - CPA Hi Jan There was quite a bit of work initially but I think it was mainly the work that had been postponed back in March / April.  Last month seemed to be exceedingly quiet with only a handful of jobs.  I am hearing from Exco members that the work is starting to pick up now and the boards are coming in.  I think the agencies have been a bit spooked and worried about carrying the risk so have opted to hold over but hopefully we will start to see work increase now.  One good thing is that companies will want to make commercials to promote sales to off-set losses they have experienced over the last 5 months.    Yes, lots of concerned people in Cape Town and things are even bleaker there.  Everything will depend on when the borders open.  If they open relatively soon we think we will have a season but, if it’s only next year, we are in for a tough time. Apparently many of the clients are keen to...