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AI has set time ticking for humanity
Prelude to an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario: Russia’s war on Ukraine
Will the West be able to summon the fortitude to oppose Tsar Putin?
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom
Some are more equal than others
It’s do what we say, not what we do, as the ANC lays Andrew Mlangeni to rest
Importance of preserving the archive
If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records
‘I was there’: Essays that map a life
Academic Achille Mbembe sat down with retired journalist Jolyon Nuttall, who is also his father-in-law, to talk about his new book of essays
Be warned: ‘Tweetspeak’ from our politicians is reminiscent of an Orwellian dystopia
Tweetspeak replacing empathetic, thoughtful, reasoned communication would alarm the author.
Modise’s sex no concern to pigs
Women get a raw deal but that has nothing to do with leaving animals to starve.
George Orwell back in fashion as Prism stokes Big Brother paranoia
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" depicts a society in which liberty was impossible – so how should we respond to this new threat?
Think about the children who cannot spell ‘refugee’
<b>Chris Roper</b> looks at what is needed to revitalise the news and stop beating about the bush when confronting our social ills.
Anniversaries from ‘unhistory’
The way we remember the past often illuminates what we choose to forget.
Out with the old
Proposed new legislation could see the death of the second-hand bookstore, writes André Krüger.
Clinton has run campaign as Bush runs the country
We all saw it. Indeed, that was the whole point. In the United States, the networks stopped regular programming so we had little choice. The White House wanted to make sure we…
Zille warns of slide towards Animal Farm state
The African National Congress is intent on turning South Africa into an authoritarian state, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille warned on Friday. ”The evidence is now…