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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

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In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the Regional Head of Programs for Southern Africa at Futurelect, to reflect on this year’s elections. Topics of conversation include encouraging democratic participation, particularly among the youth, and the role social media played in the elections. …

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Press release 6: Online elections conversation

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The online elections conversation received more than 300,000 mentions between 2 April and 15 April 2024. The IEC’s decision to appeal the Electoral Court’s order, which allowed former president Jacob Zuma to be included in the MK Party list, was the main talking point during this period. The CABC also noted attempts to shut down …

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Data & Analytics on South Africa’s #NationalShutDown

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In this episode of iAfrikan BYTES, we’re joined by Molebogeng Mokoka and Euston Witbooi from The Centre for Analytics and Behavioral Change to share insights and data on the National Shutdown Deep Dive Report and more. To listen to the podcast click here.

OPINIONISTA: We need leaders who can help us find our way through the noise and despair and inspire hope

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We limped out of the pandemic, shell-shocked and bamboozled, into a world that is overwhelming us with the ferocious velocity and volume of change that unfolds with every minute and hour of the present. We can be forgiven for getting lost in the noise of it all. Read full article

ANALYSIS | Camaren Peter: Are we seeing the rise of the right in SA?

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Camaren Peter argues we are seeing an emergence of both left- and right-wing populism in the South African political spectrum, with both the governing party and the opposition pandering to political narratives and superficial conspiracism that would until recently have been relegated to the dustbin of ideas. Read full article

Report highlights prominence of xenophobia |ZULULAND OBSERVER

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The report mainly focuses on social media and the role it plays in xenophobic attacks. A recent report released by the Centre of Analytics and Behavioural Change has highlighted how prominent xenophobia has been on social media. Read full article

IOL: New report unpacks the online xenophobia conversation targeting foreigners

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Cape Town – Research has found that the online anti-foreigner conversation continues to flourish, with proponents citing a number of South Africa’s socio-economic challenges, including unemployment, crime and service delivery, as reasons why foreign nationals should leave. Read full article

OPINIONISTA: We the people have the power to forge the democracy we want — but it will require an active citizenry

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We are all complicit — whether by fault or default — in the widescale collapse that is unfolding in South Africa today. It is our responsibility to engage in the political realm and actively shape the politics we want. In a functioning democracy, the citizenry can hold power to account. Read full article

ANALYSIS | Pushing for Lotto punters: Were there any ethical breaches in paid social media campaign?

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Should advertisers be allowed to manipulate social media algorithms to get content to trend? Yossabel Chetty examines the ethics around a recent iThuba campaign that paid collaborators to tweet but didn’t tell anyone. Read full article here.

Online discussions over Phala Phala theft were manipulated, report finds.

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The CABC investigation analysed patterns of online engagements on social media platforms between June 1, 2022 and September 15, 2022. The report found that some of the Twitter accounts involved were also encountered by the CABC when investigating the July 2021 unrest. This “network”, the organisation said, is focused on manufacturing online dissent as well as …

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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

Press release 6: Online elections conversation

Data & Analytics on South Africa’s #NationalShutDown

OPINIONISTA: We need leaders who can help us find our way through the noise and despair and inspire hope

ANALYSIS | Camaren Peter: Are we seeing the rise of the right in SA?

Report highlights prominence of xenophobia |ZULULAND OBSERVER

IOL: New report unpacks the online xenophobia conversation targeting foreigners

OPINIONISTA: We the people have the power to forge the democracy we want — but it will require an active citizenry

ANALYSIS | Pushing for Lotto punters: Were there any ethical breaches in paid social media campaign?

Online discussions over Phala Phala theft were manipulated, report finds.

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