Ramaphosa’s letter to South Africans Whether you agree or disagree with our president, it’s clear that murders are happening everywhere, and people of all races, walks of life, beliefs, language and culture are affected by violence. Read his letter here.
It appears for now that news of the ANC secretary-general’s imminent arrest is fake, but we’re not dismissing the possibility just yet. Does Ace have any support within the ANC? Stephen Grootes writes. Read the full story here >
Adam Armstrong heads up the he heads up an organisation called The Digital Narrative Manipulation Project – they look at how information on line is manipulated and how it affects South Africa. Listen to full interview
A new short film shows why xenophobic sentiment to foreign shop owners is misplaced. Somalian born spaza shop owner, Abdullahi Ali Hassan, talks about the role spaza shops played during lockdown (with regards to the response of food security), and continue to play in the communities in which they operate. They also contribute to our...
There is a coordinated attempt to manipulate conversations with a xenophobic tone on South African social media platforms, analysts from the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) have found. Key narratives around xenophobia are being curated and amplified by a dedicated network...
A surge in xenophobic rhetoric on Twitter has been observed, and the #PutSouthAfricansFirst tag is believed to be at the centre of it. Read full article
UCT’s Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has found evidence of attempts to manipulate conversations with a xenophobic tone on South African social media platforms. Read full article
While Africa applauded the first announcement of a remedy for Covid-19, the West was sceptical. Developed countries joined the World Health Organisation in demanding scientific evidence that Madagascar’s herbal mixture actually worked. Read full article
No other continent has suffered the level of racism and prejudice that Africa has, write Cameren Peter and Shivani Ghai, and it continues to this day. Read full article
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives identified in South African social media conversations in the past week. Read full article
