First-of-its-kind summit hosted by SU’s Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

The summit was hosted at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS), from 23 to 24 July. Featuring over 40 participants, it brought together fact-checkers, researchers, journalists, policy advocates and other key industry figures. Present were representatives from organisations such as Meta, the Independent Electoral Commission, Media Monitoring Africa, the South African National Editors' Forum, and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.