Humility: A human advantage AI can’t compete with

Image source: Boris Vasilenko – 123RF.com It’s no easy feat, especially in mignon-fraught environments where delicate and tense dynamics often threaten creativity and human connection. Yet, humility is what allows leaders to build trust, openness, and collaboration across all interactions—whether with employees, candidates, freelancers, or service providers. We often hear phrases like “live your values,”…

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New Act swings energy balance in favour of Mantashe policy

The new Act could see a proliferation of oil rigs along South African shores. The Act is designed to provide a structured framework for developing South Africa’s petroleum resources. It does this by reinforcing the state’s commitment to regulatory stability, providing a predictable framework for exploration and production companies. By consolidating the rights to explore…

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AI thought leaders gather for Singularity Summit 2024

The Singularity South Africa Summit that returned in physical form in Johannesburg last week, in collaboration with Old Mutual, brought global and local thought leaders together to address the ways that exponential technologies can help future proof Africa. With over 1,300 delegates, over 50 prolific speakers, robotic displays, interactive experiences, many of which were a…

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Ugandan journalist Blanshe Musinguzi wins African investigative journalist of the year award

Blanshe Musinguzi won top honours. Source: AIJC Great investigative research Musinguzi who writes for Africa Report did an investigation called How Congo Trees are smuggled through East Africa which looked into the smuggling of precious Congolese hardwoods through East Africa. “It’s a story featuring great investigative research on the ground, persistence and courage in a…

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Debate over artistic freedom as ARB orders withdrawal of property ad

The ARB ruled that the altered advertisement violated advertising standards by creating a false impression that the proposed development would be surrounded solely by trees, omitting neighboring residential properties. The complaint, filed by a neighbouring resident, alleged that the ad’s digitally enhanced images presented the development as enveloped by uninterrupted greenery, with surrounding homes and…

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Melon Mobile reintroduces itself as a network disruptor

Melon Mobile founder and CEO Calvin Collett spoke candidly about the MVNO’s ambitions. Having previously served at MTN, Collett identified the rigidity in South African mobile offerings as an area ripe for innovation. “If you think of how you sign up… the entire way we do mobile, needed to change,” he stated, highlighting long-standing pain…

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