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AI is not a side issue; it is an economic governance challenge that will determine who captures value, who holds power, and whose interests technology ultimately serves for decades to come. (Science Photo Library/ Sergi Laremenko)
4IR

South Africa must have a stake in artificial intelligence technology

The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government

  • Tshilidzi Marwala
7 min read
Trump, who has threatened to impose tariffs on European autos and auto parts, said it was his tough stance that brought the European leader to the bargaining table. (Reuters)
BARACK OBAMA

Donald Trump upends White House in first chaotic year

Around the White House there is little outward sign of the monumental changes that have taken place within the walls in the last year

  • Andrew Beatty
5 min read
The sun breaks through the fog as two ships make their way across the frozen harbour of Hamburg on January 9 2003.
CLIMATE CHANGE

Government report sees drastic climate change impact in US

Average US temperatures have risen dramatically and fast, with recent decades the warmest of the past 1 500 years.

  • Agency
2 min read
This Sound Africa podcast investigates the persistent rumour that a black man named Hamilton Naki played a much bigger role in the first heart transplant surgery than he is given credit for. (Image: Sound Africa)
9 11

9/11 now: Terror, militarism, war and fear as the ‘war on terror’ continues unabated

It is no wonder that this war persists as terror groups expand further.

  • Rami G Khouri
6 min read
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

US wants airlines to collect tourists’ biometrics

The United States government said this week it wants airlines and cruise liners to take biometric data from foreigners leaving the country under new plans aimed at fighting…

  • Fanny Carrier
3 min read
AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

US govt sees overhaul of Aids vaccine effort

The United States government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an Aids vaccine on Tuesday, stressing a return to basic scientific research after the failure of a…

  • Andrew Quinn
3 min read