Scout PR & Social Media (Scout) has been awarded a new PR account, which will allow it to manage the international and local media communications for wine estate De Toren Private Cellar.

Mankone Ntsaba has been announced as the new chairperson for Kagiso Trust. Ntsaba has been with the board of the company since 2009 and has served as deputy chair of the board, as well as chair of the programmes committee, for the last six years.

The Shoprite Group has donated 200 care packs containing hygiene essentials to patients at the Rev Dr EM Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Port Elizabeth.

Discovery Vitality has partnered with SHOUT4MASKS to donate thousands of protective surgical and KN95 masks to healthcare workers on the frontline fighting the pandemic.

Fortis X South Africa has manufactured the continent’s first biodegradable and compostable products, made 100% from plants, with zero plastic and no additives. The plant bottles function as normal plastic bottles, but without harmful fossil-fuels; they also disappear in a natural composting environment.

This year has seen events, conferences and meetings either cancelled or postponed until the latter part of 2020 — at the earliest, says Kim Taylor, head of Collide, a creative business unit of Eclipse Communications. Taylor says that some events can't be postponed any longer, and organisers need a solution that takes health and regulatory requirements into consideration.

It’s hard to deny that industries such as public relations need to be in a constant state of transformation in order to survive. Those who’ve adapted well up until this point might be wondering: Where to from here? media update’s Nakedi Phala takes a look at what industry players can expect from the future of PR.

Ingram's has announced the launch of its 'Skin Sessions' campaign. The new series aims to not only focuses on daily skin and body confidence struggles but also to ignite real conversations about topics that often go undiscussed.

It’s about time that public relations and marketing professionals join forces and work closely with one another to benefit their clients. Here, media update’s Talisa Jansen van Rensburg reveals why this is vital for all PR pros.

NGOs serve the gap in the market between what the public sector can provide for its citizens and what they can afford in the private sector, says Erik van den Top, head of strategy and governance at The Love Trust. van den Top says they serve a vital role in providing services to the most vulnerable in sectors that the government cannot support.