The psychological tendency to prioritize, share, and react more strongly to negative information over positive information—is actively magnified by platform algorithms that prioritize engagement (likes, shares, comments). We tend to doom scroll negative news, outrage, and fear, which spreads faster and farther, resulting in significant, detrimental real-world impacts on mental health, social cohesion, and our politics.

The psychological tendency to prioritize, share, and react more strongly to negative information over positive information&mdash;is actively magnified by platform algorithms that prioritize engagement (likes, shares, comments). We tend to doom scroll negative news, outrage, and fear, which spreads faster and farther, resulting in significant, detrimental real-world impacts on mental health, social cohesion, and our&nbsp;politics.

METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope

METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Operation Outrage: Social media’s negativity bias and its real world impact

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Calls continue to be made for government to integrate TB and HIV services, this follows President Ramaphosa’s announcement of plans for a massive roll-out the HIV prevention drug - Le-na-ka-pa-veer (lenacapavir), a 6-monthly injection that is used to prevent the transmission of HIV. While the TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC) welcomes the renewed focus on HIV prevention and the civil rights
organisation says that more needs to be done to integrate TB and HIV care as more than 54% of people who have TB are coinfected with HIV.

Calls continue to be made for government to integrate TB and&nbsp;HIV services, this follows President Ramaphosa&rsquo;s announcement&nbsp;of plans for a massive roll-out the HIV prevention drug -&nbsp;Le-na-ka-pa-veer (lenacapavir), a 6-monthly injection that is&nbsp;used to prevent the transmission of HIV.&nbsp;While the TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC) welcomes the&nbsp;renewed focus on HIV prevention and the civil rights organisation says that more needs to be done to integrate TB&nbsp;and HIV care as more than 54% of people who have TB are&nbsp;coinfected with HIV.

RUSSELL RENSBURG - PROGRAMME DIRECTOR OF TB ACCOUNTABILITY CONSORTIUM

The country’s unemployment rate remains severely high at 31.4% despite a decrease of 0,5% between the third and fourth quarter of 2025. - this is according to the latest numbers from Statistics South Africa. The Stats SA numbers further revealed a worrying number of people who have simply given up on the job market with an increase in the number of discouraged job-seekers going up to
3,7 million people, an increase of 233 000.

The country&rsquo;s unemployment rate remains severely high at&nbsp;31.4% despite a decrease of 0,5% between the third and fourth&nbsp;quarter of 2025. - this is according to the latest numbers from&nbsp;Statistics South Africa.&nbsp;The Stats SA numbers further revealed a worrying number of&nbsp;people who have simply given up on the job market with an&nbsp;increase in the number of discouraged job-seekers going up to 3,7 million people, an increase of 233 000.

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Operation Outrage: Social media’s negativity bias and its real world impact

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