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Lyse Comins is a journalist and media / public relations professional based in Durban, South Africa, servicing clients locally and internationally. She has 20 years of experience in journalism and public relations writing and editing services, spanning a range of sectors. She specialises in business journalism and public relations writing and has high level knowledge of media law and how it impacts businesses and publications. Lyse provides online publications, newspapers and businesses with news articles, press release writing and editing, report writing and editing, SOE web copy writing, social media campaign planning and writing, conference rapportuering and other business communication services. Her corporate clients include public relations agencies, servicing local firms, NGOs and multi-national blue chip corporations. She works as a freelance journalist for Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Business Day / Times Live, Now Media (Freight News), AFP and Inter Press Services and has held posts numerous staff reporter at The Mercury, Daily News, Independent on Saturday and The South African. She wrote , curated and edited the consumer education newspaper, Consumer Fair for the National Consumer Forum (Consumer Fair) and wrote the consumer columns, Taking Issue for The Mercury, Consumer Watch for The Post and Witness Crusaders for The Witness newspaper. She has experience as a media lecturer and workshop facilitator, having trained corporate staff and journalism students at the Durban University of Technology. She graduated from Technikon Natal with a National Diploma in Journalism and has a Bachelor of Technology: Journalism (cum laude) from Durban University of Technology.