As South Africa last week marked the first anniversary of the July unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, the use of social media to instigate and agitate high-stakes events is in the spotlight. Read full story here.
Cape Town – As Father’s Day celebrations came to an end, a clarion call was made by several organisations for fathers to be more present. Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke), Centre for Analytics and Behaviour Change (CABC), Heartlines, and Innovation Edge (IE) hosted a dialogue titled “Beyond Father’s Day”, about the urgency of increasing father involvement …
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The collapse of the social compact and deterioration of society into fragmented and polarised groups underpins the decline of democracy, writes Camaren Peter. Read full article
The Constitution protects fundamentals adequately, but no country can legislate human decency, writes Praveen Naidoo. Read full article
In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social media can play an important role in disseminating urgent information. Read full article here.
Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations. Yossabel Chetty of the Center of Analytics & Behavioral Change joins us on iAfrikan BYTES to talk about how they use brand monitoring technologies to track, monitor, and analyze online narratives in real-time to report on and prevent fake news. Listen Read full article here.
Online narrative manipulation tactics under the banner of free speech and association are poisoning the minds of unsuspecting South Africans. Read full article here.
Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the actions of a few political actors. Read full story here.
Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the actions of a few political actors. Read full article
The public sphere is being contaminated by rumour, hatred and deception, writes Herman Wasserman Read full article
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