This report provides an overview of online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of June 2024. This report looks at the conversation volume, key metrics, topical events and which authors are driving the conversation. The focal point during June 2024 was the announcement of the results of South Africa’s National and Provincial …
The 10th bi-weekly electoral factsheet identified nearly 800,000 mentions related to the post electoral period in South Africa. Analysing the discussion between 1 and 18 June 2024, the most prominent topics include: Allegations of the election results being fraudulent, conversation and concern around the formation of a Government of National Unity, and the emergence of …
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This social listening report focuses on online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of May 2024. It analyses key metrics like conversation volume, trending topics, and prominent voices shaping the discussion. Read full report
This report, the eighth in the “Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society” series, focuses on how governance of immigration to South Africa is reported on by news media handles on X and how this compares to the social media conversation on X about it. Read full report
Conversation around the national election garnered over a million online mentions from May 24 to 31, 2024. This fact sheet seeks to identify hot-button topics which emerged over week of the election. Topics include issues of voter education, disruptions to the voting process, shared reflection on the experience of voting and instances of mis- and …
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As researchers throughout Africa seek to understand the social media landscape better, many have focused on Russian interference on social media platforms. The Institute for Security Studies reported ahead of the 2024 elections that due to the weak checks and balances of new democracies on the continent, Russia considers Africa to be an attractive target… …
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This fact sheet accompanies Report 9 in our series of Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny social media analytics reporting, with this edition unpacking inequality in the labour force. The fact sheet presents and summarises the full reports focus areas and recommendations Read full report
The online elections conversation received more than 350,000 mentions between 1 and 14 May 2024. The DA’s election ad, which depicted the burning of the South African flag, was among the biggest talking points during the period. Posts either criticising politicians for being out of touch with the lived realities of South Africans, or resorting …
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Since December 2023, the CABC noticed a rapid increase in the popularity of the newly formed MK party online. With the assistance of Murmur, a research company with expertise in digital landscape tracking, this report analyses deeply how a South African online Twitter community that existed before the formation of the MK party shifted their …
This report provides an overview of conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of April 2024. As the country approaches elections on 29 May 2024, a concerning trend remains prevalent online: immigrants are increasingly being scapegoated for a range of socio-economic and political issues. This report looks at the conversation volume, key metrics, …
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