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Will artificial intelligence change what it means to be human?

Our collective identity has once again arrived at a seminal point in our history

South Africa’s macroeconomic policies have not worked, yet President Cyril Ramaphosa was mute on viable alternatives at the State of the Nation address. (Jairus Mmutle/GCIS)

The ANC fails to define its own economic policy

Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?

Zama Ndlovu: Lessons from China to the ANC — No one policy can be correct indefinitely

China’s decision on edtech firms demonstrates a desire to achieve equity even at the expense of profits, and there are lessons for South Africa

Dancing while we weep: A statue of former Democratic Republic of the Congo president Laurent-Désiré Kabila on the 18th anniversary of his assassination — January 16 2019 — in Kinshasa.

Parsing Kabila through rumba

‘Chimurenga Chronic: Who Killed Kabila II’ sees memories of the past battle the future

Push and pull: Francis Fukuyama analyses the factors that influence ideological progress. Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images

New look at identity struggles

Francis Fukuyama’s latest book considers dignity and recognition and the limits imposed on these

What makes the world so confusing at the moment is that it is not all bad news, says the writer (John McCann)

Don’t cut our civil servants. Train them

To stay abreast in these confusing times, the public service must be empowered to act

Francis Fukuyama.

National identity can drive development, says Fukuyama

Speaking to a full Linder Auditorium in Jo’burg, Francis Fukuyama ticked off the three things he sees as key elements of a successful modern nation.

The evolution of democracy

The evolution of democracy

In his new book, <em>The Origins of Political Order</em>, the author of the <em>The End of History</em> explores how countries ‘get to Denmark.’

Africa is rewriting the ‘end of history’

The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> suggests terms for a working 21st-century dictionary of African politics.

A neocon by any other name

Robert Kagan, author, essayist, former diplomat, pre-eminent thinker of what is called ”neoconservatism” — and now foreign policy adviser to Republican presidential nominee John…