DIGITAL MISCHIEF Mystery of the latest fake online campaign — in favour of police minister Senzo Mchunu 5 min 1 By Rebecca Davis
BUYING POWER It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos 6 min 13 By Rebecca Davis
UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS How Russia uses ‘hybrid warfare’ to amplify its narratives in the South African discourse 8 min 15 By Herman Wasserman and Murmur
THE SOCIAL CIRCLE OP-ED Unseen foot soldiers — how naïve nano influencers boost paid political campaigns 7 min 1 By Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen
MOSCOW INFLUENCE OP-ED Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia 2 min 34 By Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change
SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS Tracking Russian influence into the online South African political discourse 5 min 3 By Murmur and Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS OP-ED Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy 12 min 15 By Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen
