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The Era of Misinformation and Disinformation: A Global Crisis
7th February 2025 Misinformation and disinformation have risen alarmingly, exacerbated by significant policy changes from major social media platforms and the... →
Transition momentum
By: Terence Creamer 7th February 2025 Recent developments in South Africa’s electricity market point to there being growing, albeit still nascent, momentum behind the country’s energy... →
Violent crime in South Africa happens mostly in a few hotspots: police resources should focus there – criminologist
6th February 2025 Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100 000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal crime globally.... →
Trump’s funding cuts will hurt South Africa and the region
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th February 2025 Despite Ramaphosa’s downplaying of their potential impact, the reality is that South Africa and the continent are at grave risk. It has been four... →
Foreign interest in Africa comes with damaging disinformation tactics
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th February 2025 Digital propaganda and manipulated information by external actors erode public confidence in democracy on the continent. For the past three... →
South Africa’s debt has skyrocketed – new rules are needed to manage it
5th February 2025 South Africa’s fiscal trajectory paints a concerning picture. Public expenditure exceeds revenue. As a result sovereign debt is building up and... →
South Africa’s food poisoning crisis: the government’s response isn’t dealing with the real issues
5th February 2025 The South African government declared a national disaster towards the end of 2024 in response to an outbreak of food-borne illnesses. The outbreak... →
Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey
5th February 2025 When apartheid ended in 1994, South Africa underwent significant social and political transformation. A key aspect of this shift was the push for... →
Land seizure and South Africa’s new expropriation law: scholar weighs up the act
4th February 2025 South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for public purposes or in the... →
