AI can spell… but it still can’t think
For years, writers worried about blank pages, tight deadlines and difficult edits. Now there’s a new concern: “Does this sound like AI wrote it?”
Engage before you rage
I have been thinking a lot about media this week. Not because I am a media academic. I am not. But because, over the past few decades, I have worked with brands, people, businesses
InsureTalk63 addresses innovation, influence and the future of insurance
InsureTalk63 took place on 18 June 2026. This session's theme, "Insurance 2026: Innovation, influence and the future of the industry," felt especially fitting given how much is shi
When the world catches fire, who carries the risk?
CN&CO recently assisted Africa Re in launching Reinsurance Matters, a new webinar series designed to bring sharp thinking to the issues shaping the (re)insurance industry. In t
Comrades is all of us
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, around 22 000 runners will line up for the 99th running of the Comrades Marathon. An Up Run. Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Ska Fela Moya. Do not lose spirit.
Why I will keep arguing with Roy
Carel reflects on a collection of books by his friend Roy Ockers, writing under the nom de plume John Ferdinand.
What remains
I have been thinking about this blog for weeks. Perhaps longer. It has taken me nearly five hours to write. Not because writing is difficult, although some days it is. Not because
TED Talk Tuesday #308: Join Team Human
Today's TED Talk Tuesday features Douglas Rushkoff's rallying cry to reclaim our humanity in a digitally-driven world: Join Team Human.
Behind Tharisa’s breakout results: a company building for decades, not quarters
Carel Nolte recently sat down with Tharisa CEO Phoevos Pouroulis to discuss the company’s latest interim results.
