Anglo American, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education, has launched an Education Programme in 2018. Since then, the programme has invested over R800-million to improve educational outcomes for learners, supporting 227 schools and 200 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in their host communities, reaching around 185 000 learners and 4 000 teachers.

Edelman Africa has launched its Regional Advisory (ERA) team, comprised of senior industry veterans and communications advisors spread across north, east, west, central and southern Africa to assist existing and potential clients in building their businesses and navigating the continent. 

The beautiful game and the often-cutthroat world of corporate leadership may seem worlds apart, but recent events at Orlando Pirates FC offer a stark lesson in reputation management that any corporate company would do well to heed, says Mulalo Mathelemusa, Account Director at Weber Shandwick. 

In honour of International Nurses Day, celebrated annually on 12 May, Reach For A Dream has honoured more than 800 nurses from partner hospitals across South Africa who help make dreams come true for children living with life-threatening illnesses. 

RAPT has announced that its Group Divisional Head of PR and Influencer Partnerships, Khangi Dziba, has been appointed to the 2025 Cannes Lions shortlisting jury in the PR category, making Dziba the only South African in this discipline.

The MSC Foundation has celebrated the official opening of its Marine Conservation Centre at Ocean Cay, marking a key milestone in its commitment to coral conservation and marine research in The Bahamas.  

Businesses are constantly striving for the latest technology. However, behind the pursuit of cutting-edge devices lies a significant environmental toll. The production of new technology requires vast amounts of natural resources, energy and labour, contributing to environmental degradation and significant carbon emissions, says Qrent Managing Executive, Kwirirai Rukowo.

PR used to only be about getting your brand to make headlines — now it's also about ensuring that your brand gets found online. In this article, Saads Abrahams from media update is unpacking why every PR pro needs to understand SEO.

According to a 2024 PwC study, 73% of executives mistakenly use public relations (PR) and reputation management interchangeably. A confusion that costs companies an average of USD$2.4-million per crisis (that is about R43.2-million) in lost revenue and recovery, says Marilize Jacobs, Founder of VocalCord Reputation Management. 

ABB has handed over a set of refurbished mobile learning units to Mahlenga Secondary School in Bronkhorstspruit. The project forms part of ABB's commitment to community development through education and saw an investment of R1.36-million to convert mobile units into fully equipped learning spaces.