The campaign, titled 'Boys Do What Men Teach Them', aims to look at the normalisation of gender-based violence depicted in men's actions, including locker room talk, rape jokes and the objectification of women. The campaign also aims to create awareness that people are not speaking out against it when they see these actions.

Christel House South Africa will be welcoming 60 new grade R learners to the school in January 2020. The school has appealed to the public to support their '#GiveaHandUp' campaign to help raise funds for school supplies for the new learners.

The festive season is here and has been informed by conscious movements sweeping the globe —  including drinking trends, which see people minimising their alcohol intakes, says the team at The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC). The team says that environmentalism is also on the festive season to-do list and 2020 New Year resolutions.

While there is still going to be a demand for hard copy publications, the number of new media — which are going to be launched digitally — is going to increase exponentially, says Lisa Schneider, managing director at the Digital School of Marketing. Schneider says that this is good news for PR executives.

A new global Ipsos survey has found that 80% of connected people around the world are saying that manufacturers should be obliged to help with the recycling and the reuse of the packaging that they produce. This sentiment, according to the survey, is shared by 86% of South Africans who have access to the Internet.

The Salesian Institute Youth Projects of South Africa has called on South Africans — and individuals around the world — to donate towards the organisation's new campaign. The initiative aims to uplift South African youth who are facing unemployment.

Reputation Matters has announced that it will be launching a new service offering in January 2020. "With the new mentorship programme, we aim to empower the client with the knowledge to roll out the recommendations themselves," says Regine le Roux, founder and managing director of Reputation Matters.

Clover Nutrikids has announced that it is fundraising for the purchasing and refurbishing of a new Clover Nutrikids CHOC House in Port Elizabeth. This will be the sixth house that has been donated by Clover NutriKids to CHOC over the past few years.

The PR and journalism industries have a symbiotic relationship, which means they both benefit from it and cannot thrive without each other. media update’s Emma Beavon explains how PR professionals and the media can build a long-lasting relationship.

The PRISM Awards have announced that entries for its 2020 event are now open. The public relations and communications awards are open to individuals, students, consultancies, companies, government organisations and NGOs.