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TEARS Training Academy raise concerns over the safety of young girls using social media #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel – Concerns have been raised for the safety of young girls using social media platforms. This after a recently released report by The Centre for Analytics and Behavioral Change – called “The State of Child Predation on South African Social Media” highlighted a term used by predators. Listen to the […]

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iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

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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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

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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Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations

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.

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The role of social media in the local government elections 2021

Camaren Peter, PhD, Executive Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) and Ebrahim Fakir , Director of Programmes at the Auwal Socio Economic Research Institute (ASRI) delve into how social media was used during the South African Local Government Elections 2021 as well as engage in a broader discussion the role of

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The Media: Mirror or Machete? The Role of the Media in Covering the Crisis (Part 1).

Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director of the CABC interrogates traditional and social media’s role in reporting, analysing and fueling the unrest with Heather Robertson, editor of Daily Maverick 168 and Herman Wasserman Senior Research Associate of the CABC. Listen to the full interview

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The Media – Mirror or Machete? The Role of the Media in Covering the Crisis (Part 2).

Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director of the CABC interrogates traditional and social media’s role in reporting, analysing and fueling the unrest with Heather Robertson, editor of Daily Maverick 168 and Herman Wasserman Senior Research Associate of the CABC. Listen to the full interview

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