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Law enforcement officers placed on high alert amid shutdown rumours
National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure has confirmed that law enforcement agencies are on high alert following rumours of a national shutdown on Monday. Read full article
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NatJOINTS on high alert following threats to shut down the country. Thobela FM Listen to the full interview
Suspended ANC members Carl Niehaus and Andile Lungisa on WhatsApp group for planning riots and looting
A WhatsApp group has emerged as the focal point for the eight days of riots and looting that claimed more than 300 lives and ripped R50bn out of a struggling economy. Read full article
Failed insurrection has deep roots in social media narrative manipulation
Social media was used as an amplification tool, with images and videos used out of context to manipulate the public, deceiving people to believe that past events were taking place in the present. Read full article
Meet the instigators: The Twitter accounts of the RET forces network that incited violence and demanded Zuma’s release
In less than a month, 12 Twitter accounts became central to the instigation that caused mayhem and destruction as they spearheaded the call to release Jacob Zuma from prison. Read full article
Paying attention to how social media is used – The Talking Point – SAFm
Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business Cameren Peter says it is becoming more and more important to shift our focus to the role of social media. This follows an admission by Defence Minister Siviswe Mapisa-Nqakula that information that had been making the rounds on these platforms ahead of the …
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Transitional trauma: The born-free generation can create the future that moves us beyond our past
The youth of South Africa may have envisioned a very different reality for their country from what they have witnessed this past week. They need to appreciate that the painful past we carry is not going to heal itself and that the baton has now been passed to them. Read full article
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