Why African leaders need to learn better communication skills
From time to time, African leaders make gaffes in what they say and do. Whether they are deliberate or not, ...
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Tag: crisis communications
Architects of their own brand damage: Tshepo Kgadima, PetroSA and Cell C
It is now common cause that Tshepo Kgadima has been fired as chairman of PetroSA, SA’s state-owned petroleum company. What ...
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Oscar may just outfox the State with PR
It is not easy to predict how Judge Thokozile Masipa is going to consider all the evidence led in mitigation ...
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Lessons from a PR coach: Spin doctors not immune to reputational damage
One of the toughest realisations I have had to come to is that public relations is like being a security ...
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Safely back under the golden arch
McDonald's recently displayed a clever use of public relations basics to counter a negative impression. Here’s the relevant rule: if ...
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Expose your Achilles Heel, else it might kick you
With so much attention and media coverage surrounding the months-long strike in the platinum belt, it was just a matter ...
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