Sibiya’s defence & rape culture | Is disinformation threatening SA's democracy?

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya appeared for the second time this week at the Randburg Magistrates Court. He’s facing five-charges, including rape, human trafficking, promoting sexual grooming, and the sexual grooming of a child. Several affidavits have been read out in court, revealing some graphic details around the allegations.

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As South Africa gears up for the upcoming local government elections in November, a digital battle could threaten the core of the country’s electoral democracy. Fabricated posts, deceptive scams and institutional attacks, are flooding social media platforms, leaving voters to filter fact from fiction. How serious a threat is it to the integrity of South Africa’s democratic processes?

We ask the hard questions.

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