Three young PR and communications professionals will be given the opportunity to be mentored by Eclipse Communications' founding partner and strategist, Jacki McEwen-Powell, between June and November 2021.

Brands use all kinds of hashtags on social media each and every day, but there are certain ones that can always be counted on to get your audience engaging with your posts. Enter evergreen #tags — the one thing that will help put your content in the spotlight!

‘Cancel culture’ has changed the landscape of crisis communications drastically, as social media has become more intertwined with our daily lives every passing day. But what does being ‘cancelled’ even mean and what in the world does this have to do with PR? Let’s find out.

Jacaranda FM has announced new changes to its radio line-up. From Monday, 3 May, the station is set to kick off its early morning listening show with Mornings with Mack. The current late-night presenter moves to weekday mornings, Monday to Friday, between 04:00 and 06:00. 

Print continues to survive despite the number of publishers that have closed their doors due to the economic climate. After a year of dealing with the challenges of the crisis, magazines are back on the market, proving that this medium is able to hold its own.

Tyre fitment centre group Supa Quick has begun the journey of refreshing its brand offering. Launching in May 2021, around 200 fitment centres are expected to revamp to the new look-and-feel in the next few years, from in-store design, corporate assets, processes and philosophy. The designers behind the new identity are Willem Viljoen and Seyurie Naidoo from A Seylem DSGN CNSLTNCY. 

Hisense has entered into a partnership with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to become an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

The Digital Marketing Aptitude Test (DMAT), the global standard in assessing and certifying digital marketing knowledge, has appointed the Global Academic Council. The Council is composed of respected academics from around the world who support the DMAT's vision of making digital marketing education more accessible, to more people, more often. 

Vikas Mehta, CEO of Ogilvy Africa, has been nominated for the jury for the global WARC Awards for Effectiveness. The jury comprises some of the world's top marketing and communication leaders from 22 countries around the world. Mehta is one of three nominations from Africa and the only agency professional among them.

AI Expo Africa ONLINE has announced that Autonomous Cyber AI, algorithmic auditing and bias mitigation solutions are some of the technologies that will take centre stage at its 2021 event. The latest AI Expo Africa 2021 ONLINE sponsors include United Kingdom-based Darktrace, Nairobi-based KOSA AI and South Africa's 1ai in partnership with RPA specialists Automation Anywhere.