Under investigation: Twelve masterminds planned and executed insurrection on social media, then lost control after looting spree
South Africa suffered an insurrection attempt this week with two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, disabled and national fuel and food supply lines disrupted. It is the first such campaign organised and orchestrated on social media and shows the potency of the medium. Just over 38 million South Africans are now on the internet and 25 million of us are on social media.
Protest politics: ANC members who instigated Free Zuma campaign nowhere to be found on the ground
The people who started the Free Zuma campaign are only visible on social media, leaving thugs to destroy people’s livelihoods and assets on the ground.