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Southern Africa: Upholding Information Integrity and Democratic Resilience in Southern Africa

eriinfo.com4 days ago05 mins

Addressing information disorder requires sustained capacity-building and regional cooperation, as exemplified by initiatives such as MISA’s Connected Media, Informed Citizens project, which supports journalists and citizens in combating disinformation. This year’s global theme for the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2026, Upholding information integrity in the Digital Age: The role of access…

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Africa’s Climate Services Need Local Detail and Knowledge, Say People Who Use the Information

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago014 mins

Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers. But are they getting the information they need? We are researchers working on ecosystem restoration and the links…

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Africa’s Premier Information Integrity Summit to Take Place in Nairobi in October 2026

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Africa’s premier information integrity summit to take place in Nairobi in October 2026 NAIROBI, 3 August 2026. The fifth edition of the Africa Facts Summit will take place on 21 and 22 October 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brings together fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, technologists, policymakers and civil society actors at a critical moment for information…

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Africa: Angola’s Russia Spy Trial Signals a New Phase of Information Warfare in Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

Angola’s legal action against Russian nationals underscores a pivotal shift in Africa’s approach to information warfare, challenging external narratives and asserting national sovereignty over digital influence. Angola’s sentencing of two Russian nationals on terrorism and espionage charges marks a turning point in Africa’s information landscape. For years, concerns about disinformation and political interference have circulated…

Information Regulator flunks matric results appeal

eriinfo.com4 months ago08 mins

The dispute stems from enforcement notices issued by the Information Regulator against the DBE over its publication of matric results in the media. (Image generated by ChatGPT) The Information Regulator has suffered another legal setback in its long-running dispute with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) over the publication of matric results in the media,…

POPIA: New health information regulations – what every employer must know

eriinfo.com5 months ago013 mins

Cliff MacGregor, Managing Director and founding member, Inlexso. Employers must conduct an immediate audit of all the employee health information they process, store or transfer, and should also review and update employment contracts, HR policies and data processing agreements to be compliant with new regulations in the Government Gazette. Failing to do so could result…

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Africa: Experts Highlight How Foreign Actors Are Exploiting Weaknesses in Africa’s Information Ecosystem to Influence Narratives Around Politics, Trade and Strategic Resources.

eriinfo.com7 months ago010 mins

On February 10-11, 2026, researchers and experts convened in Dakar, Senegal, for the first Africa Forum on Countering Foreign Interference (CFI). The forum brought together participants from Africa, Europe and America to examine the growing challenge of foreign information manipulation and its implications for governance, media ecosystems, and digital rights across the African continent. The…

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Africa: MFWA, Partners Train 500 Media Professionals to Foster Information Integrity in West Africa

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), has provided professional capacity enhancement training to 500 journalists across West Africa. The participants were drawn from Benin, Carbo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Nigeria. Implemented…

From information to action: Why SA’s payments transformation needs local operational intelligence, not just global platforms

eriinfo.com8 months ago09 mins

Phil Boyall, Sales and Marketing Director at MoData. South Africa’s banking and payments sector is no longer transforming – it is running live, at speed under scrutiny. Regulatory modernisation, real‑time payment rails and rising financial crime complexity have removed tolerance for delay, uncertainty and operational fragility. What used to be absorbed by batch cycles, manual…

Popia is strong, Paia needs reform, says Information Regulator

eriinfo.com8 months ago09 mins

The Information Regulator’s Mukelani Dimba Wednesday, 28 January marks World Data Privacy Day. With South Africa’s Information Regulator celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, TechCentral spoke to Mukelani Dimba, acting executive for education and communication at the regulator, about the state of information rights in the country. In this interview, Dimba reflects on the effectiveness…