This report details the interactions between men and women on South African Twitter between 20 November 2022 and 31 January 2023.The report aims to generate a deeper understanding of gender discrimination through an analysis of conversations on public social media.Two focus areas – fatherhood and gender-based violence and misogyny – were identified and used to …
By Esther Schippers Positive relationships with fathers or male caregivers and an environment free of violence are hugely valuable investments in early lives. This was the key message during a webinar hosted on 17 August 2022 by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), focusing on the organisation’s interventions and reflections around fatherhood. The …
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Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues on social media. These are the highlights you should know about. Remember we quote tweets verbatim so any grammar or spelling mistakes are as they appear in the tweet. From Black Like Me to a …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 13 August 2020. Download Report (PDF) Serial killer on the loose News that a suspected serial killer was active on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 8 July 2020. Global trends impacting on South Africa are also included. Download Report (PDF) Going public As South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload rises, more people …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 7 July 2020. Global trends impacting on South Africa are also included. Download Report (PDF) Inciting discord A recently opened Twitter account – which has …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations from 3 to 5 July 2020. Global trends impacting on South Africa are also included. Download Report (PDF) Government inaction Last week businessman Vusi Thembekwayo posted …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 2 June 2020. Global trends impacting on South Africa are also included. Download Report (PDF) Access to essential services Two posts about a lack of …
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 22 June 2020. Download Report (PDF) Taxi Strike Information about the taxi strike was widely shared on Twitter. This topic dominated conversation by both volume …
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