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Campaigning together, but on their own

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Sishuwa Sishuwa - 11 Sep 2020

Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia

Is WhatsApp shaping democracy in Africa?

Africa Nic Cheeseman, Jonathan Fisher, Idayat Hassan & Jamie Hitchen - 21 Jul 2020

A study shows that the social messaging platform is both emancipatory and destructive, particularly during election campaigns

Unfollow the leader: The Twitter campaign against Zimbabwe’s president

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 8 Jul 2020

Campaigners urge Zimbabweans to unfollow the president on Twitter

Some black lives matter, others don’t

Opinion Andile Zulu - 18 Jun 2020

We condemn the killing of a black Americans, yet women, African foreigners and queer people are regularly abused and killed in SA

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For whom the Bell tolls

Opinion Adrian Joseph - 29 May 2020

The cautionary tale of Bell Pottinger reminds us of the role of journalism in a democracy and why we owe it to ourselves to be more responsible about the media we consume

Army and police violence spurs racial tensions

Analysis Kayla Arnold - 29 Apr 2020

With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation

More funding, less fashion weeks

Article Vincent Desmond - 12 Mar 2020

Nigeria’s industry needs more support, particularly for new entrants in the business

Tito’s pot-luck budget speech

Analysis Paddy Harper - 28 Feb 2020

We are in deep shit, but there’s some good news – and, of course, another missed opportunity to do the right thing

The Democrats have a cunning plan to get Trump re-elected

Analysis John Davenport - 26 Feb 2020

The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Article John Weaver - 24 Feb 2020

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was firmly back in the spotlight in the Premier League this weekend as Manchester United and Arsenal...

On conspiracy theories and hopelessness in the Rainbow Nation

Article William Shoki - 19 Jan 2020

A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible

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Snapchat checks for deception in political ads

Article Agency - 19 Nov 2019

The strategy seems to be a middle ground between Facebook's controversial tolerance of proven lies in ads and Twitter's decision to ban them

‘Game Changers’ review: What’s the beef?

Article Luke Feltham - 31 Oct 2019

‘The Game Changers’ is a peculiar trip down the path of athletes on a plant-based diet that has got everyone else in a tizzy

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Hamilton stirs up social media storm with pro-vegan post

Article Jean Louis Doublet - 18 Oct 2019

The five time world champion said that the only way to save the planet is to go vegan

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Successfully impeach Trump? What are Democrats smoking?

Article John Davenport - 18 Oct 2019

The Democrats will need about 19 Republican senators to vote to impeach the US president

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