Report 7 in our series of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Misogyny social media analytics reporting unpacks online conversation during November and the 16 Days of Activism period. The 16 Days of Activism section focused on organisational campaigns as well as general trends in the conversation around that time. The individual expressions section focused on highlighting …
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This report, the seventh in the “Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society” report series with a focus on immigrants in South Africa, examines the role of political leaders in the narrative about migrants. The findings shed light on the dynamics of the online conversation regarding immigrants in South Africa, encompassing user engagement, influential accounts, prevalent …
A Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change report found the volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA increased Read full article
The 6th heCareZA report unpacks two areas within online conversation about gender and misogyny during the month of September. The macro themes section, focused on the highest traction content during the month, delves into perceptions toward spousal support and perceived gender hypocrisies as well as female submission and fatherhood. The individual expressions section focused on …
This report is part of a series of reports funded by the European Union (EU) as part of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change’s (CABC) programme focusing on xenophobia. The report offers a category analysis, with the combined categories of ‘police’, ‘home affairs’, ‘media’, and ‘civil society’ accounting for 13% of the overall conversation. …
SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment, May 4, 2023 Listen to the full interview
This report is part of a series under the title of Promoting Human Rights, Democracy and an Equitable Society, with the overall objective of reducing hate speech and discrimination against women, migrants and minorities. It examines xenophobia and anti-immigrant narratives that trend and become popular on social media in South Africa from 01 July to …
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change’s Beyond Borders report provides a three-year overview of xenophobia in South Africa. It reveals that proponents of the anti-immigrant narrative employ tactics like mis- and disinformation, exaggerated statistics, and scapegoating of social issues onto foreign nationals to sustain their messaging and stoke xenophobia online. Some political parties have …
As the ANC in Gauteng rallies for quotas on hiring of foreign nationals, the portfolio committee on labour says it is yet to consider a draft bill introduced publicly last year seeking to amend the law to limit the employment of immigrants Read full article
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