Musawenkosi W Ndlovu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4908913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Musawenkosi W Ndlovu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Musawenkosi W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndlovu |
| SIGNATURE | NDLOVU M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4236-8148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
AI Hype Through an African Lens
News media play a crucial role in shaping a public understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and influencing how society interacts with this technology, often contributing to AI hype. This is particularly significant in Africa, where unique socioeconomic dynamics and historical relationships with technology shape news discourse on AI. However, there is limited understanding of how African news media contribute to AI hype. To address this, thi…
AI Adoption in South African Newsrooms
This article explores South African journalists’ perceptions of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and algorithms in the newsroom. It specifically investigates (a) journalists’ impressions of AI adoption itself and (b) their current AI usage. It also investigates journalists’ perception of AI’s (c) potential for increased story production, (d) for more investigative time, (e) and for amplification of marginalised and local vo…
The South African broadcasting corporation's coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused ideological confusion in South Africa, which holds Russia in high esteem as a Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) partner and a major player in Africa's political economy since 2000s. Against this background, this article examines the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war on selected days from the start of the war to April 2022 on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC…
FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South Africa
This book examines the historical FeesMustFall (FMF) university student protests that took place in South Africa and shows how the enduring historical construction, representation and conceptualisation of South African youth (as typically radical and political) contributed to the (mis)interpretation of FMF protests, and led to a discourse on an African National Congress-toppling revolution. Arguing that the student protests were not the revolutio…
Vortextuality
Reading cartoons’ interpretation of the verdict and sentence in the Pistorius murder trial
This article is an interpretation of cartoons’ interpretation of both the verdict and the sentence in the Oscar Pistorious trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Selected for analysis, in terms of methodology and sampling, are those cartoons that appeared in isiZulu and English newspapers in South Africa, during September and October 2014. Specifically interpreted in these cartoons is their production of social meaning(s). This …
What is the state of South African journalism
Against profound transformations impacting on the journalism institution globally, this article investigates the contemporary state of South African journalism, inferred mainly from studying journalists themselves. Journalists are studied here because intrinsically they are a superior component in news gathering, analysis and publishing processes. If ethical, journalists are a conduit through which an informed citizenry is created. This article, …
South African young adults’ viewership of television news and implications for democracy
Inconclusive findings regarding South African young adults’ interest in (television) news prompted this article's exploration of viewership trends (2006–2012). The focus is on the viewership of newscasts produced by the SABC and e.tv. Specific attention is paid to young adult viewers, who are then compared with older adults. It appears that in South Africa, newscast viewership has been declining across age categories. From a socialisation theory …
Facebook, the public sphere and political youth leagues in South Africa
Focusing on the Facebook presence of the African National Congress Youth League, Democratic Alliance Youth and Congress of the People Youth Movement as a collective case study, this article explores the following questions: is the Facebook presence created by youth leagues of the largest political parties an extension of South Africa’s public sphere? Can a citizen whose views are circumscribed by ideological auspices of a particular political par…
What is the state of South African journalism
Against profound transformations impacting on the journalism institution globally, this article investigates the contemporary state of South African journalism, inferred mainly from studying journalists themselves. Journalists are studied here because intrinsically they are a superior component in news gathering, analysis and publishing processes. If ethical, journalists are a conduit through which an informed citizenry is created. This article, …
The South African broadcasting corporation's coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused ideological confusion in South Africa, which holds Russia in high esteem as a Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) partner and a major player in Africa's political economy since 2000s. Against this background, this article examines the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war on selected days from the start of the war to April 2022 on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC…
Facebook, the public sphere and political youth leagues in South Africa
Focusing on the Facebook presence of the African National Congress Youth League, Democratic Alliance Youth and Congress of the People Youth Movement as a collective case study, this article explores the following questions: is the Facebook presence created by youth leagues of the largest political parties an extension of South Africa’s public sphere? Can a citizen whose views are circumscribed by ideological auspices of a particular political par…
South African young adults’ viewership of television news and implications for democracy
Inconclusive findings regarding South African young adults’ interest in (television) news prompted this article's exploration of viewership trends (2006–2012). The focus is on the viewership of newscasts produced by the SABC and e.tv. Specific attention is paid to young adult viewers, who are then compared with older adults. It appears that in South Africa, newscast viewership has been declining across age categories. From a socialisation theory …
What is the state of South African journalism
Against profound transformations impacting on the journalism institution globally, this article investigates the contemporary state of South African journalism, inferred mainly from studying journalists themselves. Journalists are studied here because intrinsically they are a superior component in news gathering, analysis and publishing processes. If ethical, journalists are a conduit through which an informed citizenry is created. This article, …
Vortextuality
Reading cartoons’ interpretation of the verdict and sentence in the Pistorius murder trial
This article is an interpretation of cartoons’ interpretation of both the verdict and the sentence in the Oscar Pistorious trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Selected for analysis, in terms of methodology and sampling, are those cartoons that appeared in isiZulu and English newspapers in South Africa, during September and October 2014. Specifically interpreted in these cartoons is their production of social meaning(s). This …
FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South Africa
This book examines the historical FeesMustFall (FMF) university student protests that took place in South Africa and shows how the enduring historical construction, representation and conceptualisation of South African youth (as typically radical and political) contributed to the (mis)interpretation of FMF protests, and led to a discourse on an African National Congress-toppling revolution. Arguing that the student protests were not the revolutio…
AI Adoption in South African Newsrooms
This article explores South African journalists’ perceptions of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and algorithms in the newsroom. It specifically investigates (a) journalists’ impressions of AI adoption itself and (b) their current AI usage. It also investigates journalists’ perception of AI’s (c) potential for increased story production, (d) for more investigative time, (e) and for amplification of marginalised and local vo…
The South African broadcasting corporation's coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused ideological confusion in South Africa, which holds Russia in high esteem as a Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) partner and a major player in Africa's political economy since 2000s. Against this background, this article examines the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine war on selected days from the start of the war to April 2022 on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC…
AI Hype Through an African Lens
News media play a crucial role in shaping a public understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and influencing how society interacts with this technology, often contributing to AI hype. This is particularly significant in Africa, where unique socioeconomic dynamics and historical relationships with technology shape news discourse on AI. However, there is limited understanding of how African news media contribute to AI hype. To address this, thi…
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