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…
Totally fake: the false Cyclone Dineo news you should know about
Yes, Cyclone Dineo is an actual storm. Yes, it also made landfall in Mozambique and is tracking in a westerly direction over northern South…
Donald Trump to call Jacob Zuma today? Here’s what Twitter thinks
Donald Trump just can’t stay out of world news. Jacob Zuma just can’t stay out of South African news. A match made in heaven?…
Watch: Twitter captures ugly Sundowns, Pirates fracas
We’ve seen some violent scenes in South Africa this weekend largely thanks to the State of the Nation fracas on Thursday night. But when…
#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017
If there’s one thing South Africans can be proud of, it’s our resilience. After last night’s chaotic #SONA2017, or more formally the State of…