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Public Relations As A Remedy To The #GBV Ailments!

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                                                                 “Source: A picture captured during the campaign of #GenderBasedViolence”   After  having a  decline in 2020, the issue of gender based violence has once again become one of the most popularly used buzzwords in South Africa. With the country now confronting an  increase of about 9.6% compared to the stats South Africa once had in 2020. As a result of the current  unemployment  and high poverty rate in South Africa, more and more people are being left as victims of gender based violence. Gender based violence continues to contribute negative impacts on the corporate social media space as most people pin the media as the broadcaster of virtual violent actions that results in the audiences wanting to practically do what they see bein...

Will The Future Of PR Remain Bright Even In This Darkness?#Eskomloadshedding

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"Source: A picture of a male in corporate social media stressing about his future in his work field." . One of South Africa's popular phrases is once again load shedding. As a result of a "trip" at the Nuclear     Power Plant in Cape Town, the nation is currently experiencing stage 6 blackouts, which is continuing to have a negative impact on the PR and media industry in general. The current problem of  Eskom load shedding  which started back in 2007 (11 years ago) in the country of South Africa , has left an ample amount of individuals in the Public Relations (PR) field stranded and questioning the brightness of their future in their field of work. This is all after they started feeling the severity of the pandemic #Eskomloadshedding, when this problem was causing bad network/internet connection causing their audiences to not be able to engage resulting in there being a decrease in post viewership and the some audiences getting the information after its ex...