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Artificial Intelligence 1, Copyright 0

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I have written previously about the hot war between creators of content and the “foundation” AI companies like ChatGPT, which hoovered up as much content as they could over the past couple of years and continue to do so with

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Sending violent criminals to eSwatini is essentially sending them to South Africa

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The saying goes that if the US sneezes, South Africa gets the flu. Well, in this case it appears to be the reality, Washington is sending a massive viral load of deported criminals from the US to Eswatini and no

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“Mr President, we are not willing to do your dirty work”

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An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth Dear Mr President and Minister Meth By this time, you should be well aware of the urgent legal challenge launched by the National Employers’ Association

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Ramaphosa blinks to save budget

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In today's episode, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius take a look at the sacking of the ANC's Minister of Higher Education and Training; Kenny Kunene of the PA, being in the wrong place at the wrong time; and a time

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The crazy bullet train to nowhere

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Gauteng and Limpopo provinces are planning a high-speed rail connection. The jackpot question is: why, oh why? Feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments are underway for a new high-speed rail link between Pretoria and Musina, via Hammanskraal, Bela-Bela, Mokopane, Polokwane,

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SA must confront some hard truths

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In this episode of the Daily Friend Show, John Endres and Hermann Pretorius break down how South Africa is facing a moment of truth in terms of politics, policies, and national priorities. They also ask if the DA is trapped

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Coups, Secrets, Conspiracies, and the Unexplained 

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I started this week’s column as a reflection on the country’s investment malaise and what the impending US tariff regime would mean for it and for South Africa’s future. There is little enough cheer there, but I changed tack when

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Making sense of military options in a complex and chaotic world

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Few aircraft define the Second World War as much as the Lancaster bomber. With just two airworthy today, it is a relic of a bygone age, a petrol-fuelled analogue weapon of war, its interior a claustrophobic hellhole. Reeking of a