How social media and human nature have spawned hoaxes and hate-mongering: ShutterstockThe internet held the promise of an interconnected global village that facilitated cooperation and dialogue through authentic information sharing. But the interaction between our inherent human tendencies and social media platforms has produced an epidemic of misinformation, hoaxes and … [Read more...] about How social media and human nature have spawned hoaxes and hate-mongering | The Conversation
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News24.com | Govt to help matrics on social grants
News24.com | Govt to help matrics on social grants: Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to announce how her department will help the matriculants of 2016 on government grants to study further. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News News24.com | Festive season road fatality stats to be released: Transport Minister Dipuo Peters is expected to release … [Read more...] about News24.com | Govt to help matrics on social grants
Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries
Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries: The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will hold a joint media briefing on January 5, 2017 led by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, to announce how NSFAS will assist social grant beneficiaries who pass their matric and are accepted at … [Read more...] about Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries
Our seven biggest social media moments of 2016
Our seven biggest social media moments of 2016: The biggest moments in social media this year stretch from small victories like companies recognising the fake news problem, to major events like Facebook’s satellite exploding. It also showed that social media can be your best friend, in the case of Cricket South Africa’s #ProteaFire campaign, or worst nightmare, like … [Read more...] about Our seven biggest social media moments of 2016
Q&A: Yasaman Hadjibashi on social media innovations in Africa’s fintech sector
Q&A: Yasaman Hadjibashi on social media innovations in Africa’s fintech sector: Yasaman Hadjibashi, chief creation officer at Barclays Africa Group, explains how fintech start-ups across Africa are using social media to give more people access to banking services. Hadjibashi leads the innovation agenda for the bank, which recently opened applications for its second cohort of … [Read more...] about Q&A: Yasaman Hadjibashi on social media innovations in Africa’s fintech sector
