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George Orwell

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

Maverick Life

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

By Hannah Botsis

Literature as empathy: A call for stories that bridge divides and ignite understanding

South Africa

Literature as empathy: A call for stories that bridge divides and ignite understanding

By Mark Heywood

Burma Sahib — discovering the mind of George Orwell – before he became Orwell

South Africa

Burma Sahib — discovering the mind of George Orwell – before he became Orwell

By J Brooks Spector

After the Bell: Is TikTok a danger to the US, or merely a vehicle for cat pictures?

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Is TikTok a danger to the US, or merely a vehicle for cat pictures?

By Tim Cohen

Sandra Newman’s 'Julia' is a Nineteen Eighty-Four with a feminist twist

World

Sandra Newman’s 'Julia' is a Nineteen Eighty-Four with a feminist twist

By J Brooks Spector

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

South Africa

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

By Rita Zeefal

Animal Farm has been translated into Shona – why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task

Maverick Life

Animal Farm has been translated into Shona – why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task

By Tinashe Mushakavanhu

Africa

DMRE issues ‘media monitoring’ tender, including a warning system for ‘media-launched attacks’

By Ed Stoddard

The new age of authoritarianism, wedded to technological power, portends a rough ride ahead

World

The new age of authoritarianism, wedded to technological power, portends a rough ride ahead

By J Brooks Spector

Maverick Citizens – why we write

South Africa

Maverick Citizens – why we write

By Mark Heywood

Durban North Beach: ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’

Magazine

Durban North Beach: ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’

By Mark Heywood

Wanted: A rallying cry to hold back the coming ‘Dark Time’ — and someone to write it

World

Wanted: A rallying cry to hold back the coming ‘Dark Time’ — and someone to write it

By J Brooks Spector