AI AND MEDIA OP-ED When AI breaks the news: Trust cannot be automated 4 min 1 By Meera Selva, CEO of Internews Europe, and Branko Brkic, Leader of Project Kontinuum
AI AND ABUSE Harmscapes: Grok ‘undressing’ scandal highlights escalating risks in a toxic digital ecosystem 7 min 2 By Janet Heard
THE CONVERSATION Why people believe misinformation even when they’re told the facts 3 min 1 By Kelly Fincham
By Dudley Baylis When speed becomes the enemy of truth: why societies are losing a new information war 4 min 0 12 January 2026
By Rudi Swanepoel Under a barrage of lies about Afrikaners, here’s the truth about proud and resilient South Africans 3 min 7 11 December 2025
By Cyril Ramaphosa Thank you for coming together as South Africans to host a successful G20 9 min 0 30 November 2025
By William Bird A new battle, a new strategy — why Media Monitoring Africa is changing 4 min 0 21 October 2025
By William Bird World News Day — we urgently need an information system that works for all 5 min 1 24 September 2025
By Mcebisi Jonas SA’s still under threat from State Capture, but as Pravin Gordhan said, we can’t give up 7 min 5 14 September 2025
By Zukiswa Pikoli This Freedom Day, we need to have a hard talk about the past and stop avoiding difficult conversations 3 min 0 28 April 2025
By Flip Buys The ANC and the media’s missed information in spurious claims against the Solidarity Movement 6 min 3 24 April 2025
By Kavisha Pillay Acorns of anxiety: unmasking the Foxy Loxys in our political landscape today 3 min 12 30 January 2025
By Chris Pappas Misinformation and disinformation infiltrate everyday workings of local government 4 min 0 17 October 2024
By Richard Fern Tackling online propagandists requires a new approach that focuses on their audiences 4 min 5 12 August 2024
By Anton Harber Big tech giants play destructive and positive roles in news media industry 5 min 5 18 April 2024
By Anton Cartwright An economist’s wish for 2024 — markets that tell better version of the truth 4 min 2 30 January 2024
By Glenda Daniels Journalism undergoing critical twists in the age of social media and AI 3 min 2 30 January 2024
By Mapi Mhlangu Great journalism is a powerful tool against corruption and injustice 3 min 0 30 November 2023
By Glen Heneck The AI bogey is much feared, but consider the levels of censorship we already accept 4 min 1 11 July 2023
