,COM3704 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 – DUE 2025; 100% correct solutions and
explanations.
Table of Contents
1. Question 1: New Media and Development
1.1 Introduction
1.2 New Media and National Development in the Global
South
• Poverty Alleviation
• Population Control
• Political Development
• Economic Growth
• Literacy and Employment Generation
• Challenges and the Digital Divide
1.3 New Media and Indigenous African Epistemologies
• Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge through New
Media
• Language Revitalisation and Content Creation
• Challenges in Digital Indigenisation
1.4 Conclusion
2. Question 2: New Media and Cybercrime
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Understanding Cybercrime
• Examples and Implications
2.3 Types of Cybercrimes and Societal Impact
• Phishing
• Identity Theft
• Ransomware
• Cyberbullying and Harassment
• Online Fraud and Scams
, 2.4 The Role of POPIA in South African Cyber Law
• Objectives and Legal Framework
• Implications for Organisations
• Compliance Challenges
2.5 Conclusion
3. References
QUESTION 1
Title: The Role of New Media in Advancing National
Development and Indigenous Epistemologies in the Global
South
Introduction
In recent decades, the proliferation of new media technologies
has fundamentally transformed communication, participation,
and access to information, especially within the Global South.
These digital tools—ranging from mobile applications to social
media platforms—have been harnessed by governments, civil
society, and individuals to drive national development agendas.
At the same time, there is growing recognition of the potential of
new media to revive and promote indigenous African
epistemologies, long marginalised by colonial and Western
hegemonies. This essay critically examines the extent to which
new media support national development programmes in areas
such as poverty alleviation, population control, political
development, economic growth, literacy, and employment
creation. It further discusses how new media platforms
contribute to the development and promotion of African
indigenous knowledge systems.
Semester 2 2025 – DUE 2025; 100% correct solutions and
explanations.
Table of Contents
1. Question 1: New Media and Development
1.1 Introduction
1.2 New Media and National Development in the Global
South
• Poverty Alleviation
• Population Control
• Political Development
• Economic Growth
• Literacy and Employment Generation
• Challenges and the Digital Divide
1.3 New Media and Indigenous African Epistemologies
• Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge through New
Media
• Language Revitalisation and Content Creation
• Challenges in Digital Indigenisation
1.4 Conclusion
2. Question 2: New Media and Cybercrime
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Understanding Cybercrime
• Examples and Implications
2.3 Types of Cybercrimes and Societal Impact
• Phishing
• Identity Theft
• Ransomware
• Cyberbullying and Harassment
• Online Fraud and Scams
, 2.4 The Role of POPIA in South African Cyber Law
• Objectives and Legal Framework
• Implications for Organisations
• Compliance Challenges
2.5 Conclusion
3. References
QUESTION 1
Title: The Role of New Media in Advancing National
Development and Indigenous Epistemologies in the Global
South
Introduction
In recent decades, the proliferation of new media technologies
has fundamentally transformed communication, participation,
and access to information, especially within the Global South.
These digital tools—ranging from mobile applications to social
media platforms—have been harnessed by governments, civil
society, and individuals to drive national development agendas.
At the same time, there is growing recognition of the potential of
new media to revive and promote indigenous African
epistemologies, long marginalised by colonial and Western
hegemonies. This essay critically examines the extent to which
new media support national development programmes in areas
such as poverty alleviation, population control, political
development, economic growth, literacy, and employment
creation. It further discusses how new media platforms
contribute to the development and promotion of African
indigenous knowledge systems.
