World PR Day

Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

Karl Haechler

Muck Rack finds journalists are harder to reach despite AI advances

Karabo Ledwaba

Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

Robin Fredericks

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

More #WPRDAY2026

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

An uninvited wedding guest

Until the traditional wedding season kicked off in July on Grand Comore, largest of the three islands that make up the Comoros archipelago, cholera was almost under control.

14 Aug 2007

"This is an outbreak - we have seen over 800 cases, and 14 people have died since February," Josefa Marrato, country representative for the UN's children fund (UNICEF), told IRIN.

Grand Comore, with 300,000 people, is home to almost half the Indian Ocean archipelago's total population.

Read the full article http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=73706

Top stories

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

AutomotiveKia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

20 hours

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

ICTGiant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Steve Kretzmann 15 hours

Source:

Marketing & MediaMetro FM's popular Ask A Man to debut on TV

19 hours

Image source:

Tourism & TravelAfrica's aviation connectivity gap widens despite rising demand

16 hours

Surplus food startup Refreshi reaches 700-store milestone

EntrepreneurshipSurplus food startup Refreshi reaches 700-store milestone

15 hours

Promoted

Heineken helped South African fans beat World Cup beer prices with the return of Bar De Change

LifestyleHeineken helped South African fans beat World Cup beer prices with the return of Bar De Change

MSL Group 2 days

More news

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

Marketing & Media

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

21 hours

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

Retail

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

Lianne Booth 17 hours

Nominations now open for the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape Awards – Powered by Yoco

Marketing & Media

Nominations now open for the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape Awards – Powered by Yoco

Primedia Broadcasting 2 days

Image supplied.

Energy & Mining

Former PwC energy manager to spark up EXSA’s regulatory division

16 hours

PayJustNow brings BNPL payments to TFG’s Bash platform

Retail

PayJustNow brings BNPL payments to TFG’s Bash platform

20 hours

We've been measuring football success wrong

Lifestyle

We've been measuring football success wrong

SAB Corporate Fifa World Cup Campaign 2 days

SA's skills pipeline starts with access to a school desk

Education

SA's skills pipeline starts with access to a school desk

17 hours

The exterior of the iDexis building, the Pretoria-based pharmacy group whose compounded weight-loss medicines are being recalled by South African health regulators. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius

Healthcare

iDexis appeals High Court’s ruling on Novo Nordisk weight-loss drugs

Nqobile Dludla 21 hours

Source: Airbus

Logistics & Transport

Airbus, MTU to form hydrogen aircraft engine joint venture

18 hours

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Agriculture

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Wandile Sihlobo 19 hours

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Tourism & Travel

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Robin Fredericks 21 hours

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

Lifestyle

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

18 hours

Castle Double Malt named title partner of Springboks-All Blacks rivalry

Lifestyle

Castle Double Malt named title partner of Springboks-All Blacks rivalry

19 hours

Let's do Biz