A report has found that political parties appear unphased by the moral and ethical crisis they face in public perception as they continue their attempts to attract voters. Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change’s Stuart Jones, weighs in Watch interview
The vaccine trust spectrum segmentation report Listen to the interview
This is a weekly report of COVID & vaccine sentiment, rumours & misinformation in SA read full article
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has been tracking conversations on social media around missing persons and #HumanTrafficking This article highlights what the CABC has discovered, and how a potential xenophobia network continues to peddle disinformation to sow divisive sentiment against African immigrants. Read it here.
A recent report by states that misleading information and untrue claims around Covid-19 vaccines drive a very dangerous narrative. Read full article
As we head closer to the municipal elections expected to take place on 1 November, the trend of mis- and disinformation on social media is expected to grow as party and candidate campaigning intensifies, making it essential for voters to be able to separate fact from fiction, Read full article
Ahead of the municipal elections on 1 November, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has been tracking conversations on Twitter to get an idea of main themes and emerging trends. According to their analysis, the ANC and the EFF are the only two parties to receive mentions within the top 50 words used …
What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media on their work and on our democracy By Camaren Peter – Executive Head of the … Read full article
On today’s Wednesday Panel, Refilwe Moloto looks at the topic of narratives in politics, and how politicians choose and control it. Our panellists are Stuart Jones, the director of The Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change at UCT’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), and communications, branding and reputation management expert Solly Moeng Listen to the full interview
Law enforcement’s crackdown on Zamaswazi Majozi – believed to be the mastermind behind the Sphithiphithi Evaluator account – could be a drop in the ocean for a coordinated network harbouring plans of using social media, misinformation and disinformation to divide the country. Read full article
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