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SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

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#WPRD2025 | Flow Comms Caroline Smith's 4 smart steps for PR graduatesCaroline Smith

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Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa juryAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

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Isikhova Media wins publishing rights to South African Builder magazine

Isikhova Media wins publishing rights to South African Builder magazine

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Top 5 social platforms to leverage video marketing in 2021

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2021 CMO Pencil jury

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22 media innovators to receive funding from GNI Innovation Challenge

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Mzo Jojwana steps up to take on 702 station manager role

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Trish Taylor of Primedia Broadcasting: 'Radio is a balance between art and science'

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Sanef lashes out at damages to community radio stations

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Influencer marketing cuts through the content shock of a digital age

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