Do the budget friendly press release submission resources fail to perform in the Search Engines Do we really need Press release distribution services in South Africa? I had occasion to do the above search on Google recently. Okay, I confess, it was just an ego trip to see how MyPR performs for that particular set of keywords. In case you were wondering – at the time of writing MyPR was the 5th organic listing for the search term: “Press release distribution South Africa”. Dominating the search … [Read more...] about Press Release Distribution South Africa
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SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others
SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed five proclamations – two new and three amendments – authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the National Skills Fund and the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. In addition, the President has amended existing proclamations to expand the scope of investigations into the South African … [Read more...] about SIU to probe National Skills Fund, DPWI, among others
News for Journalists – Expulsions, Signals and Awards
In the PR World we have a ‘difficult to define’ relationship with journalists – we hate it when they don’t publish our puff pieces and love them to bits when they do.In any event journalism as an industry is under threat and it is behove upon us as PR Professionals to support and promote the journalism industry upon which we rely more than we will admit. So, MYPR does a weekly feature on journalists along with giving journalists the OPTION to promote their work via a FREE FEATURED JOURNALIST … [Read more...] about News for Journalists – Expulsions, Signals and Awards
Creecy unveils private sector role in revitalising rail and port infrastructure
Creecy unveils private sector role in revitalising rail and port infrastructure Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has officially unveiled a groundbreaking Request for Information (RFI), aimed at transforming the country’s struggling rail and port infrastructure through strategic partnerships with the private sector. “Today, I am launching an online request for information to develop an enabling environment for Private Sector Participation (PSP) and enhance investment in rail and port … [Read more...] about Creecy unveils private sector role in revitalising rail and port infrastructure
Link Price Calculator
What you would pay IF MyPR sold backlinks Why links back to your web site are a ‘good thing’ Whilst doing some research for an upcoming article about my woes with a large South African online shop piggybacking on our family businesses good name I had to find out just how much people were charging for backlinks. Definition of backlinks: An incoming hyperlink from one web page to another website. Popularised by Google in their early days of trying to rank web sites as the premise was that “the … [Read more...] about Link Price Calculator
The Power of a Press Release Powered by Helium
This morning I experienced the power of a press release from the point of view of a consumer.I’ll be quick: At around 6:00 am this morning I read a press release about Renergen’s first successful delivery of Helium The Helium project has been on the radar for a while and is known to me. I placed a buy order for a number of Renergen shares at 6:15 am At 9:00 am that order was executed and at 9:17 am the profit on that buy was already at 6.84% on my original investment. My ‘weapon of choice’ for … [Read more...] about The Power of a Press Release Powered by Helium
Latest African Penguin Protection Measures Find Favour
Dear EditorThe DA welcomes an historic agreement between the fishing industry and conservation organisations that will put fishing closures in place to protect the critically endangered African Penguin, as announced yesterday by Minister Dion George. This agreement to put fishing closures in place is an important and urgent win for a species that, without intervention, was projected to go extinct within the next decade. The availability of pelagic fish such as sardine and anchovy in the … [Read more...] about Latest African Penguin Protection Measures Find Favour
5 Major Reasons Why YOUR Press Releases are NOT Published
Bonus – 5 T’s to follow As a ‘jobbing journalist’ I receive many press releases via e-mail. What follows are five major reasons why those press releases are never published. REASONS why Your Press Release hits the BIN! Submitting as a FARGING PDF – when last did we see a printed newspaper? NOT Providing a PLAIN TEXT version in your e-mail – the journalistic secret weapon is “ctrl A, ctrl C, ctrl V” (heard of DOS yet?) Too many EMOTIVE Words – the refuge of the advertiser Submitting as a .jpg – … [Read more...] about 5 Major Reasons Why YOUR Press Releases are NOT Published
How a Durban Company Came to Illegally Uplift a Railway Line in the Eastern Cape
Former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and Cape Town businessman Nadir Mohiudeen stand accused of fraudulently selling off a railway line in the Eastern Cape. The general manager of Durban company Akisisa testified they were led to believe Mohiudeen had a 12-month deal with Metrorail to sell off used rail. In February 2013, upliftment of the rail was stopped by Transnet, who owned the rail that was being uplifted, and a case was opened at the Elliot police station in the Eastern Cape. The … [Read more...] about How a Durban Company Came to Illegally Uplift a Railway Line in the Eastern Cape
Settlement Reached in African Penguin Case
Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. The government, seabird conservation groups and the pelagic fishing industry have reached a settlement agreement in a High Court case. The agreement includes significant changes to no-fishing zones around several African Penguin breeding islands. Previously declared closures were insufficient to protect penguin breeding grounds, environmental groups argued. African Penguins, … [Read more...] about Settlement Reached in African Penguin Case
Kariega Protesters Demand to See Mayor, Boo Ward Councillor
The R334 was temporarily closed by hundreds of protesters from Area 11 informal settlement in Gunguluza in Kwanobuhle, Kariega. They demanded electrification, an end to bucket system and to be relocated to a nearby open field. In a second protest since Friday, about 200 people blocked the R334 road with rubble and burning tyres in Kariega from 5am on Wednesday. Blowing whistles and singing songs, the protest by shack dwellers from Area 11 informal settlement in Gunguluza stretched into the … [Read more...] about Kariega Protesters Demand to See Mayor, Boo Ward Councillor
Former PRASA Acting CEO Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing Railway Line
Between December 2012 and February 2013, 42km of railway line were stolen in the Eastern Cape. The upliftment of the rails was stopped by Transnet security guards, who opened a case at the Elliot police station. In January 2019 – six years later – PRASA’s former acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen were arrested. This week, another six years after their arrest, the trial finally got underway. Former PRASA acting head Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen … [Read more...] about Former PRASA Acting CEO Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing Railway Line
Municipalities Are Taking More Water From Dams Than Permitted
De Bos Dam in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley was commissioned to provide the growing town of Hermanus with water. Completed in 1976, an annual extraction limit of 2.8 million cubic metres from De Bos Dam was established by a 1973 ruling of the Water Court. That limit has been repeatedly exceeded. Overstrand Municipality has exceeded its water allocation limit more than 80% of the time since 2003, yet simultaneously received top marks for water management from the water department. The Department of … [Read more...] about Municipalities Are Taking More Water From Dams Than Permitted
Beacon Beach Clean-up
Dear All The WESSA Algoa Bay Branch beach clean-up for March 2025 will be in Summerstrand starting at the Beacon at the intersection of Marine Drive and Admiralty Way, on this coming Saturday 15 March 2025 from 09:30 to 10:30. This stretch of coastline has a serious, on-going litter problem for a variety of reasons, and needs regular clean-ups. We are hoping that by continuing to concentrate on this spot, we can stop as much of this litter as possible from finding its way into the … [Read more...] about Beacon Beach Clean-up
Athol Fugard: The Great South African Playwright Who Captured What It Means to Be Human
I was shocked to learn that the famous South African writer Athol Fugard had passed away. I had known his age to be 92 but somehow I never expected him to die. He was always a survivor.When I think about Fugard, the first thing that comes to mind is the first time I interviewed him in Port Elizabeth (today’s Gqeberha) in South Africa. It was for the first of three books I’ve written on his plays. I had just seen his play Boesman and Lena in London. It absolutely knocked me out with its emotional … [Read more...] about Athol Fugard: The Great South African Playwright Who Captured What It Means to Be Human
