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Hello,
Welcome to the Information Giants newsletter
Your phone buzzes. It's a message from a brand, a government department, maybe your university. You go to reply, and there's nowhere to type.
That empty space is where this edition begins. Each month we bring you writing about the stories, ideas and voices shaping how we read, work and talk to each other, with a South African eye on a fast-changing world. This month, one question connects everything inside: in an age of broadcasts and bots, whose voice still carries?
Inside this edition
Our lead academic feature, When Social Media Stops Being Social, reports on a study by Moses Moreroa. It shows how WhatsApp Channels have quietly turned the world's favourite chat app into a megaphone, and why organisations wanted it that way.
If machines are taking over the conversation, are they coming for our jobs too? The Jobs AI Will Create flips the usual panic and asks what AI will build instead.
In The Book Survives the Machine, Sheryl Lawrence argues that when words become cheap, human judgement becomes priceless.
And in our book review, Ke Mararankodi pulls readers into a tense world of crime, suspicion and police investigation. No algorithm wrote this one.
Author of the Month: Matshiamo Teke
In every edition we celebrate a writer whose work deserves a wider audience. This month we're proud to feature Matshiamo Teke, author of the Silence Between Mother's Day Cards. Matshiamo Teke takes readers into the private world behind public smiles, revealing how easily a woman can become reduced to her ability to conceive. You can nominate your book of the month as well.
Warm regards,
The Information Giants Publishers team
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News
Our news from the past month. Click through to read the full stories.
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By Information Giants Reporter Remember when social media was going to change how companies talk to us? The promise was conversation. Brands would stop shouting from billboards and start listening,…
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By Ian Shine I Senior Writer for Forum Stories Most conversations about artificial intelligence and work start with loss: which roles will shrink, which tasks will vanish, who will be…
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By Sheryl Lawrence Every few decades, someone declares the book finished. Radio was supposed to kill it, then television, then the internet, then the e-reader. Now it is artificial intelligence's…
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“The truth always leaves a trace…” Ke Mararankodi is a gripping investigative novel that takes readers deep into a dangerous web of crime, suspicion and police investigations. At the centre…
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Author of the Month
Each month we celebrate an author from our community and feature them in this newsletter and on our website. Know an author who deserves the spotlight? Nominate them.
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AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
The Silence Between Mother’s Day Cards
“The Silence Between Mother’s Day Cards is a deeply moving and emotionally honest novel that explores infertility, marriage, faith, culture and the painful expectations placed on women. This is more than a story about childlessness; it is a compelling reminder that a woman’s worth extends far beyond motherhood.”
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"21 November 2026, 11h00"
What Do You See Foundation Launch & Book Launch
"Familiekerk, Kameeldrift, Pretoria"
The What Do You See Foundation Launch & Book Launch is a powerful gathering dedicated to inspiring vision, purpose, leadership and positive transformation. The event will celebrate the official launch of the What Do You See Foundation, alongside the launch of a new book by acclaimed author John Silas Motloutsi.
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Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:00
Mmaphuti Secondary School - Matric Farewell Class of 2026
"DukaDuka Entertainment Center"
The Matric Farewell Class of 2026, presented by the Bakone People Empowerment Foundation in partnership with Mmaphuti Secondary School, is an inspiring event designed to celebrate and honour the achievements, growth and journey of the school’s matric learners.
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16 October 2026
Badisi Ba Lehono: Creative Writing & Poetry Development Workshop
Polokwane Library Gardens Activity Room
Badisi Ba Lehlono, presented by Sello Chokoe, is a community-based Creative Writing and Poetry Development Workshop designed to nurture emerging and aspiring writers and provide them with a platform to discover, develop and express their creative voices.
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