Crisis management is one of the cornerstones of public relations —and rightfully so, as this profession is centred on enhancing and building client reputations. This being said, to manage a disaster you need the right team: The ‘crisis management Avengers’, if you will.

Hisense has announced that, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it will be striving to raise funds for non-profit company PinkDrive, which provides breast cancer education and early diagnostic support to South Africans. 

The Shoprite Group has announced that it is going to recycle wipes from its 1 328 supermarkets nationwide. The wipes are green to identify them as 100% recyclable polypropylene, and are used to sanitise baskets and trolleys and are sent for recycling after use. The bucket container and all stickers on the bucket are also 100% polypropylene and recyclable.

Skynamo, a South African sales tech provider, has announced that it has appointed integrated communications agency Hook, Line & Sinker. The appointment will see the brand's accelerated adoption of its field sales app and management platform to both local and global markets. 

Crisis management is currently the biggest buzzword in PR — it’s all about dealing with a situation head-on! But how do you put out the metaphorical fire effectively? Well, why not take this opportunity to learn from the best in the crisis comms game. media update's Taylor Goodman digs in.

SolarAfrica has celebrated its 10 000 LinkedIn follower milestone by teaming up with the Elephants Alive Non-Profit Organisation. In light of this, SolarAfrica will sponsor ten insulated beehives within the Greater Kruger National Park in Limpopo. 

Content creators and communications specialists might have more in common than one might think. media update’s Talisa Carlson spoke to Rachel Irvine, CEO of Irvine Partners (a public relations and marketing agency), about a writer’s journey from creating content all the way to entering the public relations industry.

Reputation Matters' Regine le Roux has announced that there are now nine ladies from the Harbour and Imizamo Yetho, in Hout Bay, who are transforming empty bread bags into recycled shopping bags. The Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative sees approximately 30 empty bread bags and eight hours used to complete each bag.

Public relations in South Africa has many challenges and PR pros need to find ways to juggle these factors to ultimately succeed. But what are these factors and how do they affect practitioners? Let's take a look, shall we?

Irvine Partners, a public relations and marketing agency, is opening an office in Ghana in response to growing client demand for PR services. The agency will officially open its doors in Ghana this October and is wrapping up a recruitment drive.