Empowering citizens in the digital age.

The CABC is a non-profit company dedicated to fostering change
through building social cohesion in online communities.

Our Projects

Working For Democracy.

Building Tolerance, Active Citizenry, Informed Consumption Of Media And Social Media And Exposing Attempts To Artificially Manipulate Public Opinion.

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Our work spans civil and social justice issues as well as environmental issues of concern. View the range of projects we’ve worked on, below.

Our Projects

Public Health
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Countering Misogyny
Xenophobia

Making impact through content

Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Camaren Peters joins Benito Vergotine on Smile 90.4FM to talk about Digital Activism and Disinformation. They discuss the collusion between digital activism and disinformation,…
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Xenophobia Social Media Analytics Report 9

This report, the ninth in the “Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society” series, focuses on discourse about immigrants in South…
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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny Social Media Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa

The second in a series of factsheets concerning Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny analysed social media data from June 1 -…
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Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

Newly appointed chief of staff for the Ministry of Agriculture Roman Cabanac’s engagements with Russia are not only online. He…
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Daily Maverick: What South Africans need from political leaders – Courage and commitment to peace

he May 2024 elections that caused a seismic shift in power may leave the impression that there is very little…
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iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the…
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IOL: Miss SA beauty pageant dominates anti-immigrant conversation in July, report reveals

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has revealed that the online conversation about former Miss SA contestant Chidimma…
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Media update: Sesame Workshop Launches ‘Bond Through Play’ Campaign

Takalani Sesame has launched its 'Bond Through Play' campaign, which aims to encourage fathers to bond with their children. The…
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Fact Check: Goolammv ‘unmasking’ raises more questions than it answers

Independent Media’s alleged “unmasking” of various members of the public in hopes of revealing the identity of the person behind…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #5

This report provides an overview of conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of August 2024. Key events…
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Social Media Narratives of Ever-Partnered Violence Against Women and Children

This iteration of the CABC's reports on GBV and Misogyny covers online narratives around ever-partnered women aged 16 and above…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #4

This report provides an analysis of online discourse surrounding immigration in South Africa for the month of July 2024. Key…
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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny Analytics Fact Sheet – 1 June 1 – 30

The first in a series of factsheets concerned with Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny analysed social media data from June 1…
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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa: June 2024

This report provides an overview of online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of June 2024. This…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #10

The 10th bi-weekly electoral factsheet identified nearly 800,000 mentions related to the post electoral period in South Africa. Analysing the…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #2

This social listening report focuses on online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of May 2024. It…
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Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society: Xenophobia Social Media Analytics Report 8

This report, the eighth in the "Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society" series, focuses on how governance of immigration to…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #9

Conversation around the national election garnered over a million online mentions from May 24 to 31, 2024. This fact sheet…
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Russian Twitter Influence In South Africa: The Kremlin’s in the System

As researchers throughout Africa seek to understand the social media landscape better, many have focused on Russian interference on social…
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Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Camaren Peters joins Benito Vergotine on Smile 90.4FM to talk about Digital Activism and Disinformation. They discuss the collusion between digital activism and disinformation, examining how it challenges democracy…

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