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Lawyers and lawmakers will destroy both privacy and fun

Online privacy is important. So is fun. Lawyers and legislators will destroy both, and the companies they target secretly won’t mind. With numerous legislative and court processes going on around the world that essentially sacrifice online privacy in the push

Zuma’s party is deeply troubled

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the resignation of Colleen Makhubele and the state of South Africa’s left-wing parties. They also discuss gambling adverts and the US Supreme Court’s ruling on IEEPA. https://www.youtube.com/live/5xic0BADkaY?si=FbtlQdR2U8DOksBF

Reforming the labour environment

“Won't freeing up the labour market, as proposed by the IRR, lead to increased exploitation of workers and undermine efforts to address inequality?” This question was posed to me by a journalist recently, reiterating one of the most enduring questions

An up-to-the-moment realistic worldview

Geopolitics and the global economy are being reconfigured; without sweeping policy shifts SA’s vulnerabilities can only compound. An adult human who had lacked human interaction since infancy and had been raised by chimps would not be markedly smarter than an

When Great Powers escalate: Africa’s shrinking room for strategic ambiguity

Distance is often assumed to soften the impact of conflict. When tensions rise between major powers, attention focuses on where fighting might occur and who might respond. Regions outside the immediate theatre are treated mainly as observers, affected through diplomacy

Johnny the walker: DA leadership battle provokes mixed reactions

From gin in tin cups to threats of chopping off their own pinkies, opinionistas weigh in from left, right, and centre. It’s a hell of a thing, politics. Leaders have become symbols of a brand, shaped by popular opinion in

Welcome to Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe: Arriving at Harare’s renovated, ultra-modern airport, I paid for my tourist visa and stepped outside. There was a line of taxis, and I approached one of several men standing and talking next to their vehicles.  “How much to