{"id":2291,"date":"2020-03-19T17:08:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prism-awards.co.za\/2023\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2020-03-19T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:08:59","slug":"prism-awards-event-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prism-awards.co.za\/2023\/2020\/03\/prism-awards-event-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"PRISM AWARDS EVENT CANCELLED"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”2301″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”7%” bottom_padding=”10%” color_overlay=”#ffffff” overlay_strength=”0.95″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” delay=”50″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1584625449634{margin-top: -8px !important;margin-bottom: -8px !important;}”]\n

PRISM AWARDS 2020 EVENT CANCELLED AMID CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” delay=”100″][vc_column_text]16 March 2020, Johannesburg<\/em> – The PRISM Awards Committee alongside the Public Relations Institute of South Africa (PRISA) have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 PRISM Awards event, amid concerns of the increasing impact of the Coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

The awards ceremony was scheduled to take place on 05 April 2020, at the Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been monitoring the developments around the virus closely over the last few weeks and we were aware that a cancellation of the awards was a possibility. We acknowledge that the PR and communication industry at large will be disappointed, however, this decision has been taken with their health and safety in mind\u201d, said Palesa Madumo, PRISM Awards Convenor.<\/p>\n

On 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster and announced safety measures and precautions to be put in place over the next weeks, which, amongst others, include the following:[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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