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    Jul 10, 2020
    Earlier this week, #TracyZille was propelled to the top of SA's trending lists by her controversially racist tweets. My investigation for @DFRLab tracked down the man making money from the account: a government official and EFF councillor from Makhado.
    Government official monetized racial tensions on South African social media
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    Nov 20, 2020
    In Nigeria, a social media campaign targeting #EndSARS activists and NGO's has surfaced in recent weeks. The same accounts also share content propping up the Nigerian army, President Buhari and the incumbent government. My latest for @DFRLab on this: medium.com/dfrlab/nigeria…
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    @jean_leroux
    May 13, 2018
    I didn't cancel DSTV because I switched to Netflix. I cancelled DSTV because it was R900 per month to watch adverts and repeats. This is how competition works.
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    Phumzile Van Damme
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    May 12, 2018
    Icasa wants proof #Netflix is stealing DStv revenue, jobs iol.co.za/news/politics/… And even then, what would ICASA do about it. It’s called competition. DSTV must offer a similar quality product to consumers, isn’t that what Showmax is?
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    Oct 22, 2020
    The Nigerian army dismissed local and international publications reporting on the #LekkiMassacre as "fake news". My investigation for @DFRLab looked at the open source evidence placing the Nigerian army in the presence of injured protesters at the scene.
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    DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social
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    Oct 22, 2020
    The Nigerian Army denied reports that soldiers opened fire against peaceful protestors during an incident on October 20. Despite extensive evidence to the contrary, the army’s labeled several local and international publications reporting as “fake news.” medium.com/dfrlab/nigeria…
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    @jean_leroux
    Oct 29, 2023
    Its like Kolbe, in a moment of despair, yearned for the safety and comfort of home. So he implemented personal loadshedding.
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    Jul 13, 2020
    The Twitter account @uLerato_pillay hides its afrophobia behind a thin veneer of nationalism. In an earlier investigation for @DFRLab, @wildknight and I traced the origins of the account to pin a real name to it: Sfiso J Gwala
    Afrophobic South African Twitter account connected to nationalist political party
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    Jan 13, 2022
    This is awkward. Lindiwe Sisulu's piece plagiarised a speech from the UK Attorney General in 2013. This is, quite literally, borrowed colonial thinking.
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    anointed by Pius Langa 🌹
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    Jan 12, 2022
    On the left, a speech given by the UK Attorney-General in 2013 (gov.uk/government/spe…) on the right, Minister Sisulu’s latest piece in response to Mavuso Msimang (iol.co.za/the-star/news/…). It was the Joseph Raz quote that should have given it away.
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    Nov 21, 2018
    The EFF is throwing a hissyfit because Nene and Gordhan met the Guptas. On Monday, the EFF marched alongside BLF, whose Andile Mngxitama actually *took instructions* from the Guptas. Funny that.
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    Feb 16, 2023
    The real "what the actual fuck" is being this obtuse. There are multiple good reasons why their mom could have sent the CV. Perhaps the household shares a laptop and the mom was still logged in? Perhaps data was an issue for an unemployed graduate? Be better.
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    Mike Sharman
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    Feb 15, 2023
    We received a job application today from someone who has a sports science undergrad, and a Masters from one of SA's top universities. The candidates mom sent the mail. What the actual fuck. If you're making your mom send your application, we're not even considering you.
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    @jean_leroux
    Dec 9, 2018
    This is glorious. Mindless EFF supporters have been trolling @PaulivW for weeks on end after their leadership dogwhistled them at her. Watch them realise they've been blocked. 🤣😂🤣😂
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    @jean_leroux
    Feb 20, 2019
    This man can "find" millions hidden in a made-up bank account in Canada belonging to "Ravin" Gordhan... ...but missed the fact that his landlord next door is smuggling cigarettes and dodging taxes. Oksal-iyoh!! 😂🤣😂🤣
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    Julius Sello Malema
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    Feb 19, 2019
    Replying to @Jaqqs
    You can go f^*€£ yourself
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    Apr 9, 2019
    Replying to @DonovanGoliath
    When you didn't study for the test, but rock up and write anyway.
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    Oct 9, 2023
    The "blacks" putting these stickers up on campus:
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    k9_reaper | T.I.A
    @k9_reaper
    Oct 9, 2023
    University of Pretoria entrance sign has "no whites allowed" stickers placed on it. Welcome to 30 years of freedom.
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    Jun 3, 2024
    The official MK Party account tweeting out a video from three years ago as "proof" tells you all you need to know about the substance of the objections they submitted to the IEC. Vacuous and gullible.
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    uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official)
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    Jun 2, 2024
    Anwar Adams, the Democratic Independent (DI) President says this election was rigged!
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