Capitec and SABRIC have teamed up as part of '#MoneySmaryWeek' for a fraud awareness campaign starring Schalk Bezuidenhout. The series uses humour to land the message that banks will never ask their clients for their confidential information. It also reveals that people need to think twice and use caution when purchasing from unknown and online sites.

The Solidarity Fund has launched a new campaign, following its 'Don't be a Mampara' campaign. While the prior intiative which went a long way to sustaining the behavioural interventions required to mitigate against the spread of the virus, the 'When We Come Together' campaign features South Africans playing their part to respond to the pandemic, while also preparing for the vaccine roll-out.

Positive Dialogue, a strategic communications partner within the DUKE Group, says that it has ended off the first quarter of 2021 on a positive note with a number of new business gains. In the past four months, the agency has netted five new clients, including Libstar, MG Health, Environ, Defy and Marriott International. 

Vodacom has partnered with the Department of Basic Education to place twenty psycho-social professionals in their Schools of Excellence across the country. The initiative is aimed at reducing the scourge of violence plaguing schools and is part of Vodacom's gender-based violence ecosystem. It aims to provide prevention, response and victim support programmes. 

PR professionals need to take breaks — and not just a coffee break but something to get them away from their desk. media update’s Talisa Jansen van Rensburg takes a look at the importance of PR pros leaving the office and going on an adventure.

Eclipse Communications has officially opened the doors to its Mauritius operation, the agency’s first African office outside of South Africa. The move forms part of the agency’s aim to increase its footprint throughout Africa, due to its clients' continental needs.

Press Room has announced that Watch Republic, a retailer of leading international watch brands and accessories in South Africa, has appointed the agency for its public relations. Watch Republic is owned by Fossil Accessories South Africa (Pty) Ltd, part of Fossil Group, Inc. Fossil Group, Inc. is a global design, marketing and distribution company.

‘Cancel culture’ has changed the landscape of crisis communications drastically, as social media has become more intertwined with our daily lives every passing day. But what does being ‘cancelled’ even mean and what in the world does this have to do with PR? Let’s find out.

Ogilvy Worldwide and Ogilvy Social.Lab South Africa have joined forces with the World Health Organization to celebrate World Immunisation Week. The week aims to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. 

Vodacom Group is strengthening its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa. The group is embarking on a project to help restore and conserve healthy oceans and to ensure the sustainable production and consumption of seafood.