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OP-ED: Embedded Insurance—How routine township shopping in South Africa now buys you 'invisible' funeral cover
Market Intelligence

OP-ED: Embedded Insurance—How routine township shopping in South Africa now buys you 'invisible' funeral cover

SAG Ventures’ Purchase Pal, underwritten by Sanlam, tucks funeral insurance into everyday grocery purchases. No forms, no intermediaries, no premiums. Prince Nwadeyi shows what happens when deep consumer research drives product design.
03 Jun 2025 6 min read
OP-ED: Claude, Deepfakes, and the Death of ‘Real’—A wake-up call for the digital age
Artificial Intelligence

OP-ED: Claude, Deepfakes, and the Death of ‘Real’—A wake-up call for the digital age

As AI blurs the line between truth and fiction, our collective indifference to reality could prove more dangerous than the technologies reshaping our world.
29 Apr 2025 4 min read
OP-ED: AI Meets Its Match—Human connection
This Is Connectivity

OP-ED: AI Meets Its Match—Human connection

In the afterglow of the NOVACOM Africa 1-to-1 Telco Summit 2024, Andile Masuku notes that while AI continues to advance, the fundamentals of meaningful human interaction remain essential for long-term success.
08 Oct 2024 4 min read
POD: Future in the Humanities EP 2/3 - Unpacking Social Media Conspiracies in a World of Crisis
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POD: Future in the Humanities EP 2/3 - Unpacking Social Media Conspiracies in a World of Crisis

Wits University media researchers Samuel Olaniran and Iginio Gagliardone come to grips with the societal impact of conspiracy theories in today's social media-led world.
03 Oct 2024 2 min read
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