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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #10
The 10th bi-weekly electoral factsheet identified nearly 800,000 mentions related to the post electoral period in South Africa. Analysing the…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #9
Conversation around the national election garnered over a million online mentions from May 24 to 31, 2024. This fact sheet…
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Russian Twitter Influence In South Africa: The Kremlin’s in the System
As researchers throughout Africa seek to understand the social media landscape better, many have focused on Russian interference on social…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #8
The online elections conversation received more than 350,000 mentions between 1 and 14 May 2024. The DA’s election ad, which…
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From RET to MK Party The mobilisation of existing communities to drive political messaging
Since December 2023, the CABC noticed a rapid increase in the popularity of the newly formed MK party online. With…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #7
Sentiments that politicians would do anything for votes and that government could fix South Africa’s challenges if it wanted to,…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #6
The online elections conversation received more than 300,000 mentions between 2 April and 15 April 2024. The IEC's decision to…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #5
The fifth bi-weekly election report relays narratives of foreign interference and electoral mis- and disinformation. The CABC also noted attempts…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #4
The EFF and MK Party have remained popular within the online elections conversation, which garnered more than 350,000 mentions on…
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