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 | |  | MARKETING & MEDIA DANETTE BREITENBACH Adam Hunter, managing director of Hook, Line & Sinker, says we need to recognise the vital role PR plays in building trust and influence on WPRD2025... |
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 | BRIDGET VON HOLDT Inzalo Consulting's Brigdet von Holdt asks what World PR Day means in today’s context, especially for those of us operating in Africa...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Davin Phillips, executive partner at CSA.Global, believes that PR is about bridging the gap between people, ideas, and possibilities...read |
|  | ROBIN FREDERICKS Ogilvy PR & Influence MD Samantha Presbury explores how PR professionals shape business, governance, and society across Africa...read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Melanie Ramjee is an award-winning publicist and the managing director of Tutone Communications, a 100% female Black-owned, boutique PR agency... |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Luto Nyoka, senior PR account executive at MSL Group, believes PR professionals should build and maintain strong relationships with media, as collaboration between the two is essential... |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Vista Kalipa is a seasoned PR specialist and the co-founder of OnPoint PR, where he serves as the director of public relations... |
 | KISHA READER-BAIN Tin Can's Kisha Reader-Bain says PR is the thread that weaves connection across the fabric of society... |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Abulele Ndamase, senior account executive at The Bread, a creative brand consultancy, says PR is about creating authentic narratives... |
 | ISSUED BY RETROVIRAL When it comes to being boxed into disciplines or integrated marketing comms' lanes, Mike Sharman CCO and founder of Retroviral will vehemently rage against the machine... |
 | KHAYA BUTHELEZI Aphinko Communications Group shares insight on the power of purpose-driven PR in Africa—where every campaign is a chance to build bridges, challenge perceptions, and tell stories that matter... |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE With 15 years of industry experience under her belt, this World PR Day, we chat to Jana Leonard, founder of JL PR... |
 | SAM GQOMO Sam Gqomo says PR is shaping society, and it’s about time… |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Bizcommunity caught up with Zara Lindsay-Bowman, senior account executive at Butter Knife PR, an all-female, creatively-driven agency based in Cape Town... |
 | PABALLO MOKALE Weber Shandwick's Paballo Mokale didn’t follow the traditional route into PR... |
 | LEBOGANG MASHANGOANE Lebogang Mashangoane, PR account director at the Riverbed Agency, says we need to ask what modern PR looks like in an AI-powered world?... |
 | NICOLE CAPPER, ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC Mango-OMC has been around for decades – literally decades! As an agency, we have worked across diverse sectors, with diverse clients, and even more diverse objectives... |
 | ISSUED BY HOOK, LINE & SINKER At HLS, PR is not just about visibility, it’s about responsibility. HLS is proud to support purpose-led organisations that are actively shaping a better world... |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Originally from Gqeberha, Clayton Morar is a seasoned publicist, media strategist, and founder of Clayton Morar Media, a Cape Town-based boutique PR consultancy... |
 | ISSUED BY BULLION PR & COMMUNICATION Celebrated annually on 16 July, World PR Day recognises the pivotal role public relations plays in shaping communication, trust, and reputation... |
 | CIARAN R. MAIDWELL Ciaran R. Maidwell believes that in today’s misinformation era, there’s a growing movement to return to the basics... |
 | RONELL SWARTBOOI Ronell Swartbooi, head of PR, Voxeon Communications, reflects on the diverse pathways that lead people into PR... |
 | PAUL REYNELL Paul Reynell, Prisa vice-president and Paddington Station PR MD pays tribute to the PR professionals who have transformed and inspired… |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Razor PR opened its doors in 2020 to offer a communications proposition that was elevated well beyond traditional media relations... |
 | LEBO MADIBA Lebo Madiba, founder & managing director, PR Powerhouse says the theme of this year’s World PR Day, Building Bridges & Navigating Polarisation calls our industry to its highest purpose of turning communication into common ground… |
 | CAROLINE SMITH Caroline Smith, head of PR at Flow Communications, gives advice for PR graduates entering the industry... |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Tribeca Public Relations says great PR isn’t spin - it’s honest, thoughtful work that helps our clients tell stories people care about... |
 | Tracy Margetts of iHeart Digital shares insight on the power of belief—shaping narratives, connecting communities, and helping brands find their authentic voice in a noisy digital world... |
 | ISSUED BY WE COMMUNICATIONS From consultancies in the UK and South Africa, as well as on-site at Microsoft South Africa, Sarah Gooding has over 20 years experience as a B2B and B2C corporate reputation PR specialist in the EMEA region... |
 | MARILIZE JACOBS For decades, the dominant narratives about Africa have been shaped by stereotypes... |
 | RONELLE BESTER Ronelle Bester, account director & founder, Red Ribbon Communications, says in a polarised world, PR is about building trust… |
 | JOE HAMMAN In light of World PR Day, Joe Hamman from Novus Group says as AI transforms search, earned media coverage has become one of the most critical drivers of digital visibility... |
 | Alkemi Collective's Bradly Howland says World PR Day’s theme this year Building Bridges & Navigating Polarisation could not be more timely... |
 | BRADLY HOWLAND Bradly Howland, president of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) says professionalising public relations is an economic necessity for South Africa… |
