COM3704
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2025
, Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 2
QUESTION 1: NEW MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT ESSAY ..................................................... 2
Title: The Role of New Media in National Development and Indigenous Knowledge
Promotion in the Global South................................................................................................ 2
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 New Media and National Development in the Global South ........................................ 3
Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment ......................................................... 3
Educational Development and Literacy ........................................................................... 3
Health Awareness and Population Control ..................................................................... 3
Political Development and Civic Participation ................................................................ 3
Job Creation and Economic Opportunities ..................................................................... 4
Limitations and Digital Divide .......................................................................................... 4
1.2 The Role of New Media in Promoting African Indigenous Epistemologies ................ 4
Reviving Indigenous Languages and Oral Traditions .................................................... 4
Challenging Western Epistemological Dominance ........................................................ 5
Community Knowledge and Environmental Practices ................................................... 5
Cultural Ownership and Storytelling ............................................................................... 5
Challenges in Promoting Indigenous Knowledge .......................................................... 5
QUESTION 2: NEW MEDIA AND CYBERCRIME ESSAY ........................................................ 7
Title: Cybercrime in the Age of New Media: A South African Perspective........................... 7
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Defining and Discussing Cybercrime............................................................................ 7
2.2 Five Types of Cybercrime and Their Societal Impact .................................................. 8
1. Phishing and Email Scams ........................................................................................... 8
2. Ransomware.................................................................................................................. 8
3. Identity Theft ................................................................................................................. 8
4. Cyberbullying and Online Harassment ........................................................................ 8
5. Hacking and Cyber Espionage ..................................................................................... 8
2.3 POPIA and Data Governance in South Africa ............................................................... 9
Objectives of POPIA ......................................................................................................... 9
Implications for Organisations ........................................................................................ 9
Challenges in Achieving POPIA Compliance .................................................................10
Opportunities for Strengthening Compliance ................................................................10
CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................12
8. LIST OF SOURCES CONSULTED ................................................................................12
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2025
, Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 2
QUESTION 1: NEW MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT ESSAY ..................................................... 2
Title: The Role of New Media in National Development and Indigenous Knowledge
Promotion in the Global South................................................................................................ 2
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 New Media and National Development in the Global South ........................................ 3
Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment ......................................................... 3
Educational Development and Literacy ........................................................................... 3
Health Awareness and Population Control ..................................................................... 3
Political Development and Civic Participation ................................................................ 3
Job Creation and Economic Opportunities ..................................................................... 4
Limitations and Digital Divide .......................................................................................... 4
1.2 The Role of New Media in Promoting African Indigenous Epistemologies ................ 4
Reviving Indigenous Languages and Oral Traditions .................................................... 4
Challenging Western Epistemological Dominance ........................................................ 5
Community Knowledge and Environmental Practices ................................................... 5
Cultural Ownership and Storytelling ............................................................................... 5
Challenges in Promoting Indigenous Knowledge .......................................................... 5
QUESTION 2: NEW MEDIA AND CYBERCRIME ESSAY ........................................................ 7
Title: Cybercrime in the Age of New Media: A South African Perspective........................... 7
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Defining and Discussing Cybercrime............................................................................ 7
2.2 Five Types of Cybercrime and Their Societal Impact .................................................. 8
1. Phishing and Email Scams ........................................................................................... 8
2. Ransomware.................................................................................................................. 8
3. Identity Theft ................................................................................................................. 8
4. Cyberbullying and Online Harassment ........................................................................ 8
5. Hacking and Cyber Espionage ..................................................................................... 8
2.3 POPIA and Data Governance in South Africa ............................................................... 9
Objectives of POPIA ......................................................................................................... 9
Implications for Organisations ........................................................................................ 9
Challenges in Achieving POPIA Compliance .................................................................10
Opportunities for Strengthening Compliance ................................................................10
CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................12
8. LIST OF SOURCES CONSULTED ................................................................................12
