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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 

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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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