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The hidden costs of social media use in elections: A Ghana case study

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Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments
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End the global media crisis to build democracy

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Raising development assistance for the media could help to advance other development goals
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SA not immune to the global state of untruth

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Falsehoods spread through media and politicians serve to polarise, destabilise and depoliticise
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How — and how not — to restore trust in media

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In an age of unprecedented access to information, people must improve their media literacy. But that does not let media organizations off the hook
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To thine own self …

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'Authenticity' is often just a mask that leaders hide behind these days
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Did the apartheid government inject black people with HIV? We look to science.

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This month, the New African boasts a shocking headline: "We deliberately spread Aids in South Africa." Could that be true?
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Nigerian political parties are weaponising fake news

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According to new research, the volume of disinformation and fake news in the run-up to the Nigerian election is unprecedented
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Our appetite for fake news is a global threat to health

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The next battle for global health is likely to be fought on the internet
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Fake news: Censorship’s no solution

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The public, not private companies or governments, should limit dangerous digital deception
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The rise of anti-vaxxer bots: Fake news is going viral — & it’s bad for our health

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How do you outrun a lie when science shows misinformation spreads faster than fact?
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Study sheds light on scourge of ‘fake’ news in Africa

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Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

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​Facebook says it has blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to 'foreign entities'
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eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

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Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services
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Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest

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From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity
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Tshwane water woes in court again

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The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal
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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

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The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences
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Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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