Me, myself and AI
Maybe it was the Pope. Maybe a piece in the most recent Nieman Storyboard. Or perhaps my recent experience trying to find a missing doctor. Whatever prompted me, though, it was time to reflect on my relationship, as a writer, with AI. In his new encyclical,...
Stiff penalties imposed on counsel for ‘Stalingrad’-style litigation
Here’s something I rarely say: this was an electrifying judgment. That’s probably because I’m a South African who spends much of my life reading court decisions. Like many other court-watchers I’ve devoted a significant amount of time to a myriad decisions on...
Judges set deadline for Lesotho’s law-makers: draft, pass ‘conflict of interest’ legislation
For three decades, Lesotho’s National Assembly has blithely neglected an important duty required by the constitution – to pass a law dealing with ‘conflicts of interest’ by MPs and senators in relation to government contracts. Now though, the country’s constitutional...