Five days in July – the bizarre paradox of an obedient AI

By now most people have seen the media reports of an unauthorised hack by a swarm of OpenAI-created AI agents into an external site called Hugging Face. The details of how this hack happened are technical and gnarly and multilayered

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Why November 4th is so important in Gauteng

The local government elections on November 4th are of special importance in Gauteng. The province is the economic hub of the country, and its three largest cities, Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Ekhuruleni, are all collapsing after years of ANC rule.  And as

The Real Trade Secret: Wildlife Conservation Is More Complex Than Activist Admits

South Africa Antarctic and Canada’s Arctic are worlds apart; however, people in both regions share the frustration of outsiders trying to dictate how wildlife conservation and sustainable use hunting should take place.

Johannesburg could be that shining city on the hill | Sindile Vabaza

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sindile Vabaza about what it means to have a vision for Johannesburg, why a city needs a vision, and what Johannesburg has going for it. Read Vabaza's article here: Johannesburg needs more than a fix –

There is nothing suicidal about empathy

The theory that the West is dying of “suicidal empathy” misunderstands liberty, misunderstands the West, and misunderstands empathy itself.

Freedom of thought vs political noise

I was recently reminded of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s observation that people demand freedom of speech as compensation for the freedom of thought they seldom use.

Credible offer on economic opportunity, household security key to winning crucial women’s vote – IRR

A political party that “can make economic opportunity and household security part of the same credible offer will have found a route into one of the ANC’s most important remaining electoral advantages”.