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Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode, reflects on the recent Social Media Summit for Government in the context of WPRD 2026 (Image supplied)

#WPRD2026 The golden age of strategic PR will elude government until leadership changesLorato Tshenkeng

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