Ramaphosa and Trump: what’s the deal?

It is unlikely that a solve-it-all reset deal will emerge from the meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump at the White House later today. For South Africa the stakes are high, and Ramaphosa is under domestic pressure

Copyright infringement – is AI just a common thief?

Among the many anxieties that have bubbled up in AI’s wake since ChatGPT launched in November 2022 (and ushered in the dawn of GenAI, or ‘generative AI’), few rise to the level of outrage among creators of intellectual property (IP)

This is the cost of resilience

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the shocking statistics around malnutrition in South Africa and the importance of economic growth. They also discuss murders around courts, and they discuss the trouble with special exemptions and carve outs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4R2IUimp3I

The Trump Counter-Effect in national elections

Several major elections have been held around the world, each leading to upsets widely attributed to anti-Trump sentiment. It’s only been four months, so there’s not all that much data to go on, but a pattern is emerging in election

SA’s once-in-a-century opportunity

For a country as reliant on trade and investment from the US and European countries as South Africa, the government’s focus on ideology and past grievances undermines its opportunity to seize the once-in-a-generation energy and impetus being administered to global

The only response to bullies is to call them out

An ugly incident occurred recently at an event hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) which is emblematic of a style of “protest” that is intended to shut down debate. The topic under discussion was "South Africa's

Soldiers left behind

Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss reporting from City Press about how most of South Africa's troops in DRC have been left behind due to lack of budget, whilst the heavy equipment is removed. They also discuss Transnet's financial woes

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