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Earl Joseph

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Earl Joseph

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The ghost in the bureaucracy: When code and algorithms harm citizens

As African governments accelerate the automation of public services, algorithmic errors and biases increasingly harm citizens. State accountability cannot be outsourced to…

  • Earl Joseph
  • Stanley Moloto
7 min read
Video

Starlink, a wolf in sheep’s clothing

The public debate over Starlink across Southern Africa often resembles a theological argument rather than an infrastructure assessment. To its champions, Elon Musk’s low Earth…

  • Earl Joseph
  • Stanley Moloto
8 min read
Filmmaker Enver Samuel began in mainstream media but shifted to doing social comment documentaries that create a meaningful impact.
AHMED TIMOL

Enver Samuel: Documenting change through storytelling

Enver Samuel tells of his decades-long quest to tell stories about social justice from the apartheid era

  • Earl Joseph
9 min read
Professor Harsh Pant, Vice President, Studies and Foreign Policy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, says that Africa requires visionary leaders who are prepared to invest in digital technology, for instance, so that the continent can compete on the global stage.
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP

Africa’s role in a multipolar world

Leveraging the competition between the US and China could present opportunities for African nations to negotiate better terms and conditions for development

  • Earl Joseph
6 min read
Poor people in urban areas rely heavily on informal markets for their food supply, because they are often more accessible, cheaper and sell produce in smaller quantities than supermarkets. (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
AGRI FOOD BUSINESS

Food Security

With over 65% of South Africa’s population now living in cities, this shift has altered the landscape and dynamics of food security

  • Earl Joseph
16 min read