Automation is freeing people to focus on areas that truly require human intelligence in the form of creativity, innovation, empathy and problem-solving
Optasia is targeting new markets in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines as it aims to secure a billion customers worldwide
Calls mount for African solutions to respond to the vaccine cuts and the need for a broad system-wide approach to vaccine production in Africa, and for innovative financing for sustainable health systems
Mzansi Unicorns is a podcast spotlighting exceptional South Africans making a global impact across culture, business, sport, and social change.
Africa can take a leaf out of Japan’s book: power need not be a zero sum game; economic modernisation focused on diversification, domestication and indigenising modernity; to technologically catch up; and to never give up
The difficulty many African parents have in apologising to their children, and their emotional distance, is linked to generational and technological shifts
The state once enforced exclusion through law, now racial inequality is decentralised and enforced by private actors through economics, technology, the law, capital and technology
The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country
Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2 000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic
South Africans’ history taught us the cost of inhumanity and that it was defeated by resistance, so we must not be indifferent to those building inequality in the world
We need thinkers who can connect the dots between science and society, code and compassion, data and dignity
The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI
If we want to equip the next generation to lead, innovate and collaborate in a complex world, we need to move beyond outdated models of education
The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
The quick about-turns expose the internal contradictions – and lack of comprehensive planning – in US trade policy and its broader global economic implications.
Legal systems need to balance accountability, fairness and transparency with innovation
We need a discussion about the intersection between technology and human rights so the loudest voices don’t drown out the most truthful
By empowering more women and girls in STEM, we unlock potential, drive innovation, and build a more sustainable, equitable future for all
