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Social networks

Macaque monkeys' social networks shrink with age, echoing a pattern observed in elderly humans – new research suggests

THE CONVERSATION

Macaque monkeys' social networks shrink with age, echoing a pattern observed in elderly humans – new research suggests

By Erin Siracusa and Noah Snyder-Mackler

After the Bell: TikTok trapped in a clash of cultures

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: TikTok trapped in a clash of cultures

By Tim Cohen

Newsdeck

Twitter woes deepen as loss widens, user growth sputters

By AFP

Op-Ed: When Twitter met South Africa – a match made in a train smash

South Africa

Op-Ed: When Twitter met South Africa – a match made in a train smash

By Stephen Grootes

Op-Ed: We need to start hearing the silent 35%

South Africa

Op-Ed: We need to start hearing the silent 35%

By William Bird

The birth of a movement: #FeesMustFall on Twitter

South Africa

The birth of a movement: #FeesMustFall on Twitter

By Kyle Findlay

Analysis: On journalism in a post-Oscar trial world

South Africa

Analysis: On journalism in a post-Oscar trial world

By Stephen Grootes

Dave Duarte's nomadic leadership

Business Maverick

Dave Duarte's nomadic leadership

By Mandy De Waal

Shel Israel to big business: Make profit by listening more and broadcasting less

Business Maverick

Shel Israel to big business: Make profit by listening more and broadcasting less

By Mandy De Waal

NodeXL, the shape of social influence to come

Sci-Tech

NodeXL, the shape of social influence to come

By Mandy De Waal

SA media giants gear up for the social media war

Business Maverick

SA media giants gear up for the social media war

By Andy Rice