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Online conversations about corruption in South Africa

This social media analytics report focused on corruption conversations in South Africa covering the period 01 May 2023 – 30 June 2023. The report found that the online corruption conversation can be divided into two broad camps i.e. the radical economic transformation (RET) network who do not acknowledge state capture and are ardent Jacob Zuma …

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Xenophobia Social Media Analytics Report 4

The fourth instalment of our Xenophobia & Migrancy reporting series makes use of Nimmo’s Coefficient of Traffic Manipulation (CTM) to isolate and analyse narratives within the anti-immigrant conversation. 10 unique hashtags are analysed to determine the extent to which the CTM flags inauthentic conversation and to uncover how these hashtags are used to further anti-immigrant …

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OPINION | Camaren Peter: A tale of two countries – how SA’s psyche delineates along two dimensions

Camaren Peter reflects on the cases on two women – Lauren Dickason and Bongeko Buso – and how the two are products of a historically and currently unspeakably unequal system, occupying different ends of the spectrum. In this guest essay he considers how a ‘tale of two countries’ characterises the South African societal psyche and …

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heCareZA heCareZA Social Media Analytics Report 4

This social media analytics report focuses on misogynistic conversations in South Africa covering the month of June 2023. We present a comprehensive overview of the volume, engagement, and key themes that emerged during the reporting period. While the conversation remained stable overall, we observed a notable peak towards the end of the month. We explored …

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