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SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment

SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment

SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment, May 4, 2023 Listen to the full interview
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Study blows lid on xenophobic Twitter network run by ‘uLerato Pillay’

Study blows lid on xenophobic Twitter network run by ‘uLerato Pillay’

Over a decade after the first wave of widespread xenophobic attacks happened in South Africa, the country is still fraught…
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Social media ‘guns for hire’ – Xenophobic rhetoric intended to manipulate SA

Social media ‘guns for hire’ – Xenophobic rhetoric intended to manipulate SA

It appears, according to a report, that social media discussions on xenophobia are being manipulated, and that around 80 dormant…
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SowetanLIVE Parly awaits bill on quotas for hiring foreigners

SowetanLIVE Parly awaits bill on quotas for hiring foreigners

As the ANC in Gauteng rallies for quotas on hiring of foreign nationals, the portfolio committee on labour says it…
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Daily Maverick Climate change: A crisis and an opportunity for Africa

Daily Maverick Climate change: A crisis and an opportunity for Africa

While climate change presents as a dire threat to Africa and its peoples, it is also a critical opportunity for…
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news24: X Premium, South African law and what it means for you

news24: X Premium, South African law and what it means for you

A subscription-based service formerly known as  BluTwittere, and now called X Premium, was introduced to allow anyone, not just celebrities…
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IOL: Hashtags showing anti-immigrant sentiment likely artificially manipulated – research finds

IOL: Hashtags showing anti-immigrant sentiment likely artificially manipulated – research finds

Johannesburg – In a new report, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) found that the online conversations using…
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Daily Maverick: Joburg fire disaster being used to fan flames of xenophobia ahead of 2024 elections

Daily Maverick: Joburg fire disaster being used to fan flames of xenophobia ahead of 2024 elections

Scapegoating and disinformation about the fire spread rapidly. Various politicians blamed illegal immigrants and civil society organisations who had no…
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Webinar: Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) & the Enhancing Accountability Technical Assistance Facility (TAF)

Webinar: Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) & the Enhancing Accountability Technical Assistance Facility (TAF)

The Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) & the Enhancing Accountability Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) present key findings from…
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ru.ac.za – Media and journalism academics gather to learn to code and future-proof the curriculum

ru.ac.za – Media and journalism academics gather to learn to code and future-proof the curriculum

It was a week in which academics wrote poems with ChatGPT and learned computational methods to collect data from thousands…
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OPINION | Camaren Peter: A tale of two countries – how SA’s psyche delineates along two dimensions

OPINION | Camaren Peter: A tale of two countries – how SA’s psyche delineates along two dimensions

Camaren Peter reflects on the cases on two women – Lauren Dickason and Bongeko Buso – and how the two…
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SA’s challenges fuel online anti-foreign sentiment | The Citizen

SA’s challenges fuel online anti-foreign sentiment | The Citizen

Camo-clad men attacked a Zimbabwean delivery man and threatened Pakistani shops in Kempton Park over the weekend. Read full artical
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Blame ANC, not migrants for ills – Mashaba | The Citizen

Blame ANC, not migrants for ills – Mashaba | The Citizen

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba emphasises complex socio-economic challenges and criticises corruption, mismanagement, and the breakdown in border policing.   Read…
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Daily Maverick – No matter what Elon Musk tweets about farm murders, two wrongs don’t make a white genocide

Daily Maverick – No matter what Elon Musk tweets about farm murders, two wrongs don’t make a white genocide

Elon Musk’s posts about a ‘white genocide’ and claims that white farmers are killed every day have no basis and…
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Report highlights prominence of xenophobia

Report highlights prominence of xenophobia

The report mainly focuses on social media and the role it plays in xenophobic attacks. A recent report released by…
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Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media on their work and on…
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Tracking fake news: You are not as street smart as you may think

Tracking fake news: You are not as street smart as you may think

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has expressed concern over narrative manipulation in private social media platforms such…
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ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

Ahead of the municipal elections on 1 November, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has been tracking conversations…
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ANALYSIS |Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka | Elections 2021: There’s a f(r)action too much f(r)iction

ANALYSIS |Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka | Elections 2021: There’s a f(r)action too much f(r)iction

As we head closer to the municipal elections expected to take place on 1 November, the trend of mis- and…
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Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations

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…
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New report unpacks the online xenophobia conversation targeting foreigners

New report unpacks the online xenophobia conversation targeting foreigners

Research has found that the online anti-foreigner conversation continues to flourish, with proponents citing a number of South Africa’s socio-economic…
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More than 80% of online posts show negative sentiment for foreigners

More than 80% of online posts show negative sentiment for foreigners

The consensus in the online conversation remains that foreigners are one of, if not the main reason, South Africa is…
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OPINIONISTA: We the people have the power to forge the democracy we want — but it will require an active citizenry

OPINIONISTA: We the people have the power to forge the democracy we want — but it will require an active citizenry

We are all complicit — whether by fault or default — in the widescale collapse that is unfolding in South…
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This week – African Investigative Journalism Conference, public sector workers demonstration and talk on ethical conduct in SA public schools

This week – African Investigative Journalism Conference, public sector workers demonstration and talk on ethical conduct in SA public schools

On Monday, 31 October, at 8.30am, the 18th African Investigative Journalism Conference kicked off in Johannesburg and will run until Wednesday,…
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ANALYSIS | Pushing for Lotto punters: Were there any ethical breaches in paid social media campaign?

ANALYSIS | Pushing for Lotto punters: Were there any ethical breaches in paid social media campaign?

Should advertisers be allowed to manipulate social media algorithms to get content to trend? Yossabel Chetty examines the ethics around a recent…
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Online discussions over Phala Phala theft were manipulated, report finds.

Online discussions over Phala Phala theft were manipulated, report finds.

The CABC investigation analysed patterns of online engagements on social media platforms between June 1, 2022 and September 15, 2022….
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Phala Phala allegations spark non-stop online campaign to stoke dissent against Ramaphosa

Phala Phala allegations spark non-stop online campaign to stoke dissent against Ramaphosa

The Phala Phala saga has remained prominent on social media for several months. The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change…
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Social media can be used to tackle thorny issue of GBV, data shows

Social media can be used to tackle thorny issue of GBV, data shows

The non-profit company hosted a webinar where experts delved into their strategy of using social media listening tools to explore…
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A game to fight misinformation: How fun can help you tell fact from fiction

A game to fight misinformation: How fun can help you tell fact from fiction

Do you ever feel like you can’t trust what you read online? You’re not alone. In today’s digital age, it’s…
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Social media vigilantism is alive and trending in South Africa

Social media vigilantism is alive and trending in South Africa

As South Africa last week marked the first anniversary of the July unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, the use…
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Fathers urged to step up beyond their special day

Fathers urged to step up beyond their special day

Cape Town – As Father’s Day celebrations came to an end, a clarion call was made by several organisations for…
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A nation divided: The battle for renewal

A nation divided: The battle for renewal

The collapse of the social compact and deterioration of society into fragmented and polarised groups underpins the decline of democracy,…
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Social media’s altered influence

Social media’s altered influence

The Constitution protects fundamentals adequately, but no country can legislate human decency, writes Praveen Naidoo. Read full article
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Lessons from Lagos: How social media works for good during a crisis

Lessons from Lagos: How social media works for good during a crisis

In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social…
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Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations

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…
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The dangers of social media in weakening democracy

The dangers of social media in weakening democracy

Online narrative manipulation tactics under the banner of free speech and association are poisoning the minds of unsuspecting South Africans….
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ANALYSIS | Who is behind South Africa’s xenophobic nationalism?

ANALYSIS | Who is behind South Africa’s xenophobic nationalism?

Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the…
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amaBhungane Analysis: Who is behind South Africa’s xenophobic nationalism?

amaBhungane Analysis: Who is behind South Africa’s xenophobic nationalism?

Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the…
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BIG READ: Fighting back against the global information disorder

BIG READ: Fighting back against the global information disorder

The public sphere is being contaminated by rumour, hatred and deception, writes Herman Wasserman Read full article 
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Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa

Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa

As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content Read full article
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IOL: Hashtags showing anti-immigrant sentiment likely artificially manipulated – research finds

Johannesburg – In a new report, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) found that the online conversations using…
Read More

Webinar: Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) & the Enhancing Accountability Technical Assistance Facility (TAF)

The Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) & the Enhancing Accountability Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) present key findings from…
Read More

OPINION | Camaren Peter: A tale of two countries – how SA’s psyche delineates along two dimensions

Camaren Peter reflects on the cases on two women – Lauren Dickason and Bongeko Buso – and how the two…
Read More

Daily Maverick – No matter what Elon Musk tweets about farm murders, two wrongs don’t make a white genocide

Elon Musk’s posts about a ‘white genocide’ and claims that white farmers are killed every day have no basis and…
Read More

Blame ANC, not migrants for ills – Mashaba | The Citizen

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba emphasises complex socio-economic challenges and criticises corruption, mismanagement, and the breakdown in border policing.   Read…
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