Born into revolution: reflections on a radical teacher’s life
Mar 27, 2017 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
-Alie Fataar was a teacher. Perhaps that doesnt seem glamorous and very important. But Fataar, who would have turned 100 this month, is one of the many South African unknowns whose life and work can point the country today...
The next cyberattack could come from sound waves
Mar 27, 2017 15:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
You might think your smartphone or laptop is relatively safe from cyber attacks thanks to anti-virus and encryption software. But your devices are increasingly at risk from side-channel attacks, where an intruder can...
Australia may be closer to being a cashless society but it won't happen by 2020
Mar 27, 2017 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The ABC has this week asked the question as to whether Australia is on the brink of becoming a completely cashless society. The question was sparked by the recent release of figures by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
Theresa May is a formidable manager – but Brexit will test her leadership skills
Mar 27, 2017 14:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Leadership and management go hand in hand. The first reflects the capacity to envision, focus long term, innovate and inspire; the second the capacity to execute, focus short-term, plan and do. Though they are different...
What if the London attack wasn’t an act of terrorism?
Mar 27, 2017 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A middle-aged man with a history of criminal activity and violence, a variety of aliases, multiple jobs and addresses, and several broken relationships launches an attack on parliament and is killed in the process. This...
Here is what's needed to kickstart a fairer social care system
Mar 27, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy
As soon as Philip Hammond, Britains chancellor of the exchequer, announced an extra 2 billion for social care in his first budget in March, jostling began on how the money would be spent. Care providers suggested that...
Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people
Mar 27, 2017 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to the continent. Though this is valuable...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects