South Africa, April 24 -- The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has expressed sadness over the passing on of its former president, board member and fellow (FPRISA) Professor Ronel Rensburg.

According to information from her family, Professor Rensburg passed on last night at a Hospice in Gauteng, after she was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year.

She was the eighth woman president (2011/2012) out of eleven women presidents the organisation has had in its 62-year history, and she is also a former board member of the Global Alliance (GA) for Public Relations and Communication Management.

"Professor Rensburg received the PRISA Fellowship (FPRISA) in 2015 as an acknowledgement for over 20 years of regional, nationa...