In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
South Africa’s politicians react to Secret Ballot ruling with subtweets
The Secret Ballot (or #SecretBallot) ruling has come and gone but the reaction from politicians are only now filtering through social media. To clarify,…
#SocialMediaBlackOut ironically trends on Twitter in South Africa
Yesterday we wrote about #SocialMediaBlackOut — a hashtag that trended on South Africa’s Twitter timeline for much of the week. Today it culminate in…
#SocialMediaBlackOut: South Africa, here’s everything you need to know
If you were scrolling through your Twitter timeline Monday, you might’ve noticed the hashtag #SocialMediaBlackOut out the corner of your eye. Don’t worry though….
Cape Town dam levels rise after storm, but nowhere near enough
Great news, Cape Town. Your major dam levels have finally seen an increase week-over-week, albeit a tiny one. After Wednesday’s punchy cold front and…
