Sector Apparel, a leading provider of international sport, street, fashion and footwear brands, has announced the appointment of award-winning Cape Town PR agency Press Room.

Zero Gravity Communications (ZGC) has announced that it has been appointed by entertainment company Viacom18. The agency will be responsible for managing both social media and digital communications mandates of Colors Gujarati. Through the appointment, Colors Gujarati aims to strengthen its social media presence and widen its consumer base. 

Pint Size Media has announced that it will produce a free virtual comedy show, hosted by Darren Maule, to raise funds for the KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Relief Drive. The digital content production and marketing company responded to a tweet and, as a result, will be assisting to raise funds for those affected by violence and looting. 

PR pros are like superheroes — for their clients that is. Working in public relations means that these individuals need to jump into action at a moment’s notice and save the day. Whether it’s starting a new campaign or dealing with a crisis, you can take inspiration from these Marvel-characters!

Most companies understand the importance of constantly improving the customer experience, says Brent Haumann, managing director at Striata. Haumann says that they've likely seen the research that shows how focusing on customer experience can generate a 20-30% increase in customer satisfaction and economic gains of 20-50%. 

SAB, in collaboration with WWF South Africa and The Nature Resource Management Programme, has released approximately 2.5 billion litres of water into rivers and basins over the past six months through watershed investment. SAB has also launched its Project Popeye initiative, which will develop a commercial irrigation system to help a local business sustainably grow spinach in raised beds. 

Life Choices, a partner of the Momentum Metropolitan Foundation, has announced the launch of its social enterprise LC Studio. LC Studio aims to give youth the opportunity to develop skills and experience in web design, web application development and QA testing, which allows youth to land jobs in the booming digital marketplace. 

Flow Communications has announced that it has been accepted to join the Stanford Seed Transformation Programme, an initiative of the Stanford Graduate School of Business that aims to support high-potential entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses.

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has announced a new initiative in collaboration with Yellow Owl. The partnership is set to make information on mental health more accessible to the Deaf community. The launch for the project is taking place in July, which marks Mental Health Awareness Month. 

Mediamark is calling on industry role-players to donate R67 to help save a life. The call to action is in support of mental health awareness this Mandela Day. Mediamark has partnered with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group to raise funds for the NPO, which has seen calls to their call centre more than double to over 1 500 calls per day.