The DA calls on the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to lift the regulation that masks should be worn in schools, and to Gazette it as a matter of urgency. The DA has long called for this irrational regulation to be scrapped as several South African health experts have repeatedly explained that the risks of the mandate to learners outweigh any possible benefits.
30 January 2021, 1:15 PM | Liela Magnus | @SABCNews
Image: ReutersAllais says the spread of fake news can be stopped when citizens empower themselves and trust in the media is returned.
Criminalising fake news will not stop the spread of misinformation, but strengthening quality journalism might, says Wits University Professor of Philosophy, Lucy Allais.
Allais was speaking during a webinar on Fake News and Misinformation.
Twitter is the platform where most fake news are distributed and the Department of Health and the Presidency are the most targeted. They are followed by the education department and the police.
Allais says the spread of fake news can be stopped when citizens empower themselves and trust in the media is returned.