OPINION | Who Holds AI’s Kill Switch?
The news slipped quietly into the public domain, overshadowed by the usual cycle of elections, the ...
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The Algorithm Didn’t Create Xenophobia. It Made It Impossible to Ignore
The internet did not create xenophobia in South Africa. Long before social media platforms, smartphones, or ...
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Zimbabwe’s Child Online Safety Moment and Why It Matters Beyond 2030
Zimbabwe’s approval of the National Child Online Protection Policy (2026–2030) may ultimately be remembered as one ...
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Standard Bank Breach Exposes a System Built on Fragile Trust
Large institutions have a particular way of speaking when something goes wrong. The language is careful, ...
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Turning Signatures into Safety: What the UN Cybercrime Convention Means for Southern Africa
On 25 October 2025, sixty five nations gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam, to sign the United Nations ...
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