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ANC elective conference – Presidential candidates on social media
December 9, 2022
The 55th ANC elective conference is only a few days away. In view of this, researchers at the CABC zoomed…
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Periodic Report 5
November 18, 2022
Our researchers focused on three thematic areas; namely the ANC Elective Conference, the Constitution, and Corruption. A significant part of…
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#PhalaPhalaFarmGate: Manufacturing dissent
October 19, 2022
This report is a deep dive into the sustained prominence of #PhalaPhalaFarmGate within South Africa’s online democracy conversation. For the…
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Periodic Report
August 22, 2022
This report forms part of a series of biweekly reports that track and summarise the key current narratives within South…
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Periodic report
August 1, 2022
This report forms part of a series of biweekly reports that track and summarise the key current narratives within South…
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Lay of the land report
June 1, 2022
This report summarises all current and former narratives within South Africa’s online democracy conversation between January and May 2022. Five…
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Online RET Network Analysis
August 13, 2021
Most social media users rely on digital platforms to connect with friends, family and colleagues in a constructive manner that…
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The Dirty Dozen & the amplification of incendiary content during the outbreak of unrest in South Africa July 2021
July 11, 2021
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has uncovered traces of the RET forces network that participated in and…
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Local government elections wrap up report
April 13, 2021
This is the final in a series of reports produced by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) and…
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