by Mongezi Mtati | Dec 4, 2017 | Data and research, Facebook, Influencer, Social Media, Twitter
As ANC presidency campaigns began to intensify in June 2017, they illustrate a lack of cohesion and focus to the party’s public narrative. Social media, and digital news research on the party, reveals a heady mix of messages that on one hand speak to ‘business as...
by Mongezi Mtati | Oct 28, 2017 | Data and research, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
As the December conference draws closer, coverage of the ANC, and its presidential candidates, is noticeably increasing on social media, making for some interesting social media date observations. There is a distinct lack of active communication between the party and...
by Mongezi Mtati | Oct 25, 2017 | Data and research, Influencer, Social Media
As the ANC presidency campaigns intensify, often marred by scandals, violence at the Eastern Cape Electoral Conference, renewed calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down by some corners of society and opposition parties. The question of succession is a pressing one,...