This is the 3rd episode in the 3-part series recorded with Jean Le Roux, a Research Associate at the Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this episode Jean explains what misinformation and disinformation mean for us as South Africans, he explains how it is that ‘fake news’ affects us here in southern Africa and what we...
A social media movement using the tag #PutSouthAfricansFirst has been found to peddle malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking that have the potential to incite xenophobia. Read full article
Week 19: Public officials, the media and disinformation — fire starters or fire extinguishers? Read full article
South Africa’s decade-long economic slump is stirring anti-immigrant sentiment. Read full article
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa, especially in Gauteng, making the province ripe for another wave of xenophobic attacks, writes Steven Gordon. Read full article
A crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic creates the perfect opportunity for those who wish to cause confusion, chaos and public harm, mis- and disinformation enables them to do just that. This week we look at the responsibility of prominent people to share credible, verified information, and the importance of digital literacy in an age...
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 between 23 and 30 September 2020. Read full article
Are they uplifting people out of poverty or just creating a diversion to protect their own interests? How Julius and Co manipulate events to drive their own agenda, all the while being under investigation by SARS and now the Zondo Commission (for millions allegedly gained illegally through the VBS scandal). Read Stephen Grootes’ latest article here:
Jobs website Adzuna has published new data highlighting the most in-demand jobs in South Africa. The data shows that remote working, apprenticeship, and plumber jobs are some of the most in-demand jobs currently. Read the full story here >
