For the third consecutive year, Flow was named Best Large Public Relations Consultancy at the PRISM Awards. At the awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Saturday 24 October 2026, Flow won nearly 30 awards.
The awards were won in partnership with 13 clients and comprised six gold (which includes the consultancy of the year award), seven silver and 13 bronze awards, along with three special mentions.
Presented annually by the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa, the PRISM Awards recognise public relations and communications campaigns across Southern Africa that demonstrate sound strategy, creative flair and measurable impact.
Below is a list of the awards won.
Agency of the year
- Best Large Public Relations Consultancy: Flow Communications
Gold
- Internal Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: GIZ – The Ripple Effect
- Thought Leadership Profiling: Medicines Patent Pool – Taking Africa’s mRNA Story to the World
- Arts and Entertainment: The Ichikowitz Family Foundation – The Trials of Winnie Mandela
- PR on a Shoestring Budget: The Ichikowitz Family Foundation – The Trials of Winnie Mandela
- Communication Research: UNICEF – Girl Talk: A research-driven UNICEF messaging campaign
Silver
- Event Management: AUDA-NEPAD – Financing Africa’s Future
- Internal Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Hollard – Customer & Broker Promise Campaign
- Technology: International Year of Quantum – International Year of Quantum
- Corporate Communication (B2C): Medicines Patent Pool – Taking Africa’s mRNA Story to the World
- Digital Reputation Management (Long-term): Oppenheimer Memorial Trust – Leading from the Front
- Launch of a New Product or Service: Sizekhaya – Sizekhaya
- Social Media as a Primary Tool: The Ichikowitz Family Foundation – The Trials of Winnie Mandela
Bronze
- International Campaign: AUDA-NEPAD – Financing Africa’s Future
- Investor Relations: AUDA-NEPAD – Financing Africa’s Future
- Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle: C40 Cities – #PauseAndBreathe: Turning invisible air pollution into a public movement
- Environmental, Renewable Energy and Technology: C40 Cities – #PauseAndBreathe: Turning invisible air pollution into a public movement
- Radio as a Primary Tool: FinMark Trust – Digital ke Power
- Public Sector: GIZ – The Ripple Effect
- Digital Campaign: Jozi My Jozi – Main Street Sundays
- Healthcare and Related Industries: Medicines Patent Pool – Taking Africa’s mRNA Story to the World
- Corporate Citizenship: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust – Leading from the Front
- Reputation and Brand Management (Long-term): Oppenheimer Memorial Trust – Leading from the Front
- Thought Leadership Profiling: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust – Leading from the Front
- Content Marketing/Brand Journalism: The Ichikowitz Family Foundation – The Trials of Winnie Mandela
- Visual Communication: Tourvest Destination Management – Your Africa
Special mentions
- NGO/NPC Campaign: Jozi My Jozi – Main Street Sundays
- Social Media as a Primary Tool: Jozi My Jozi – Main Street Sundays
- International Campaign: Medicines Patent Pool – Taking Africa’s mRNA Story to the World
“I couldn’t be prouder of our team, or more grateful to our wonderful clients for entrusting us with their work,” said Flow CEO Tara Turkington.
“Little did I think, when we were starting the agency 21 years ago in a small spare bedroom with no money and no clients, that we would one day be considered a large agency, never mind award-winning.”
This is the fourth time in five years that Flow has been named Best Large Public Relations Consultancy at the PRISM Awards.