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‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…
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Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…
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Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…
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CABC does battle in online war  between fact and fiction

CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction

CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction   The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) is…
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Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…
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The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

The blame is being laid on spaza shops for children's deaths when there is no political will to deal with…
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Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has released its latest report, Social Norms about Gender on South African Twitter.
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Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

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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Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

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

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

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

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

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

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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Project spotlights the critical role of Fathers in the lives of their children

Project spotlights the critical role of Fathers in the lives of their children

By Esther Schippers Positive relationships with fathers or male caregivers and an environment free of violence are hugely valuable investments…
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Unite against xenophobia

Unite against xenophobia

The CABC's team of analysts discovered that xenophobic narratives were on the increase after lockdown. The film, created by the…
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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

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

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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SowetanLIVE Parly awaits bill on quotas for hiring foreigners

SowetanLIVE Parly awaits bill on quotas for hiring foreigners

As the ANC in Gauteng rallies for quotas on hiring of foreign nationals, the portfolio committee on labour says it…
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Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence on Social Media

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence on Social Media

This report examines online conversation about tfgbv in South Africa on X (formerly Twitter). Focus areas include the non-consensual sharing…
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‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…
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Factsheet: Online conversations about land reform and expropriation in South Africa

Factsheet: Online conversations about land reform and expropriation in South Africa

This factsheet provides a summary of the CABC’s analysis of the online conversation about land expropriation in South Africa on…
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Online conversation about the Expropriation Act

Online conversation about the Expropriation Act

This report unpacks the online conversation about land expropriation in South Africa on X (formerly twitter) and TikTok. Focus areas…
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Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…
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Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…
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Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…
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The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…
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Moneyweb: TikTok, Meta brace for Australian social media ban fallout

Moneyweb: TikTok, Meta brace for Australian social media ban fallout

Lurking behind the debate, and driving the change, are the dark corners of social media that continue to extract a…
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

The blame is being laid on spaza shops for children's deaths when there is no political will to deal with…
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Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has released its latest report, Social Norms about Gender on South African Twitter.
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HeCareZa Annual Report 2024

HeCareZa Annual Report 2024

The HeCareZa Project Annual Report 2024 provides an overview of our initiatives, highlighting key achievements . Join us as we…
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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa

Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa

Our final fact sheet for the year reviews GBV and misogyny content on the social media platform TikTok. Our findings…
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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny 16 Days of Activism Narrative Update in South Africa

Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny 16 Days of Activism Narrative Update in South Africa

The 16 Days of Activism fact sheet provides digestible information on the state of the 16 Days campaign in 2024….
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Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society: Xenophobia, spaza shops and allegations of food poisoning

Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society: Xenophobia, spaza shops and allegations of food poisoning

In this special report we explore the conversation that took place concerning spaza shops and allegations that they were selling…
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Social norms about gender on South African Twitter

Social norms about gender on South African Twitter

This report offers an initial exploration into the perception and maintenance of gendered social norms in the South African context…
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HeCareZa: ANNUAL REPORT 2023

HeCareZa: ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The HeCareZa Project Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of our initiatives, highlighting key achievements . Join us as we…
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Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

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

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

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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‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…
Read More

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…
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Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…
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Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…
Read More

The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…
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