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Accompanied by guys from The Red Cross, Rescue South Africa and the head of CSI from Investec we started off at Wadeville Camp near Germiston where around 300 tents have been pitched.

They have an entire department dedicated to it. They have thousands of employees paid to do it. Their public are waiting to hear it. The media are dying to be part of it. They don’t do it – COMMUNICATE!

Yesterday I had the amazing experience of interviewing 28 year old Durbanite Julia Holley, a brand manager at Unilever SA. From the minute she came on the phone I could feel the energy and enthusiasm she has, not just for her work, but her life.

This course will give you the tools to write newspaper and magazine articles, press releases and edit copy.

Reaching local and national press through print and electronic media, including internet, is crucial to the success of a campaign. But few companies know how to do this correctly.

I’m currently at my Cape Town flat and this morning had what us Jo’burgers are getting used – a power outage. But this was different to Jo’burg ‘cos it went off at 8am and came back on at 10am.

For some people their idea of the perfect job could be working as a sampler in a chocolate factory; me – I love editing,cutting out words and making long winded writing shorter and readable

The course is aimed at anyone who has ever wanted to earn their living through writing or wants to simply improve their skills. This course will give you the tools to write newspaper and magazine articles, press releases and edit copy.

When people hear I’m a writer they often comment “I’ve always wanted to write…”

How many people have sat at conferences, seminars or just office presentations and cursed whoever invented the PowerPoint programme – possibly Bill Gates!

For those of you who have tried, generally in vain, to get your company’s name in the newspapers or on TV or radio, there’s some good news for you.