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Could South African children sue Big Tech over ‘harmful design’?
Following high-profile US rulings against Meta and YouTube over addictive design, global litigation is targeting tech giants—and South African courts could be the next…
Elections and power in the digital age
These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows
Microsoft launches AI partnership to empower TVET educators and students
The initiative is supported by the department of higher education and training, underscoring the government’s commitment to digital transformation in education, alongside a…
World’s top economists urge action to protect the media
As world leaders convene for the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly in New York, 11 of the world’s leading economists urge the recognition and upholding of the economic…
AI Armageddon is coming. Why aren’t we panicking?
Artificial intelligence will replace most jobs and create few. The future is bleak – except for the rich
There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation
The scene in the Oval Office reflected the apartheid of the excessively wealthy, supported by Big Tech that peddles lies of white genocide, and the poor
Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms
The media freedom group said a provisional report by the Competition Commission in February ‘clearly recognises journalism’s value in the content circulating on online platforms’
The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’
Automation, driven by artificial intelligence, threatens jobs for low-skilled and semi-skilled workers and these groups are also subjected to higher interest rates and…
Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ
Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article
The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West
Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire
Facebook needs a facelift
Steven Hill thinks “digital operating permits” could be the key to reining in tech giants and protecting their users.
Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?
The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa
‘Digital colonialism’: Why some countries want to take control of their people’s data
Can developing countries get rich from data?