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DECODE BOLSTERS ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH EXPERIENCED STRATEGIST NHLANHLA KUBEKA
Decode, a leading reputation management consultancy, has appointed Nhlanhla Kubeka as Senior Account Manager to lead strategic communications efforts for key clients, including the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG), Vaal University of Technology...
DECODE LAUNCHES THE 5TH SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS ON X REPORT
On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, Decode Communications unveiled the fifth edition of the South African Government Leaders on X Report at a high-profile event in Sandton. The report, which assesses how government leaders use X (formerly Twitter) to engage with citizens,...
ATLANTIC FELLOW KANYISA BOOI JOINS DECODE
Strategic reputation management powerhouse has appointed Kanyisa Booi, a Global Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, as the Health Communications Lead. Kanyisa brings a wealth of experience in advocacy, content development, and...
AWARD-WINNING PR MAVEN APAPHIA LEFATLE JOINS DECODE
Strategic reputation management powerhouse has appointed Apaphia Lefatle, an award-winning Public Relations maven, as Senior Account Manager. Apaphia’s extensive experience and deep passion for PR promise to significantly impact her new role, especially as she...
Decode communications recruits Rams Mabote into its camp
Strategic reputation management powerhouse has lured leading public relations luminary Rams Mabote “out of retirement” to join the company as Executive Chairman. Having worked with and admired the work of Mabote, Decode CEO and founder Lorato Tshenkeng believed that...
Decode releases its annual report on South African Government Leaders on Twitter
The South African government has improved significantly in the use of Twitter in 2022, growing 67% in 2021 to 72% in 2022. This is the according to the 3rd annual South African Government Leaders on Twitter Report, as compiled and released by a leading pan-African...
Decode Communications releases its annual report on South African Government Leaders on Twitter
For the second year running, Decode Communications released a report that takes a close, honest, and well-informed look into how South African government leaders use, and not use, a social media platform such as Twitter. The 2021 South African Government Leaders...
DECODE UNVEILS NEW BRAND IDENTITY OF THE NORTH WEST MEDIA AWARDS
Wednesday, 28 July 2021: In recent years, there has been several surveys and research conducted on how more communities rely on their local news and seek to instantly find out what is happening around their surroundings, before casting an eye on national,...
GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS NEED SAVING FROM ANC POLITRICKS
The Covid-19 pandemic has created many problems for government communications professionals the world over. Some have done well in crafting and disseminating messages effectively, while others have had to bumble from one crisis to another, in defence of the bad...
LISTEN TO INTERVIEW | Helping government communicators do better
Decode Communications CEO Lorato Tshenkeng together with Brand South Africa have have partnered on a programme to help upskill government communicators to convey messages to the public, effectively and cohesively. Tshenkeng and...
Decode kicks off social media training for government communicators
Johannesburg, 01 August 2019 – Today, Decode Communications (Decode) hosted the first ‘free’ social media training for the communicators of the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Three weeks ago the CEO...