Drawing on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), and anchored on CDA theory, we argue that
as the ruling party's governance record increasingly came under scrutiny in two election …

This paper critically explores the use of satire and humour by fast-foods outlets in South
Africa and Zimbabwe to advertise and market their menu through digital media platforms …

Fake news has long been used in propaganda, but the proliferation of digital media
reinvigorated it. In Zimbabwe, fake news peaks during elections and on the eve of …

Drawing on framing, at both methodological and theoretical levels, this chapter examines
the framing of the COVID-19 pandemic in two mainstream Zimbabwean weekly newspapers …

This study explores whether Mambo's Chicken advertisements objectify women or not.
Guided by the Magic Meaning theory in advertising, the study explores the discourses that …

Since the advent of Twitter in 2006, South Africa has witnessed a spectacular explosion of
racist discourse on social media platforms. According to the South Africa Human Rights …

State-sponsored electoral violence targeting opposition political party supporters prior to
and in the aftermath of elections remains a recurring phenomenon in post-independence …

Professor Stefan Sonderling of the University of South Africa offered in 2017
that,“communication is war”(Chibuwe, 2017, p. 30). Regarding the 2019 presidential …