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Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data…

South Africa’s international relations department published a document on 1 August setting out the country’s new foreign policy. The outline…

Technological changes in industry have given rise to contending schools of thought about their impact on work and workers. Automation…

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more…

Water is at the heart of health and well-being for people and nature. Access to it is a human rights…

Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state…

Digital labour platforms are rapidly transforming the world of work. Many governments in the global south have welcomed platforms that…

Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town Millions of South Africans rely on minibus taxis to get around. Without these vehicles,…

Now that Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a great deal…

Apple has joined the thriving “buy now, pay later” industry, with a customised service called Apple Pay Later. The service…