Development Discourse with Amos Safo: Joining BRICS: Strategic opportunity or foreign policy gamble?

This summer, my daughter interned with me. Before then, her relationship with Artificial Intelligence (AI) looked like that of most teenagers I know. She used it to help with schoolwork, to look things up, and for the occasional bit of random browsing. Useful, certainly. But passive.

The modern employment relationship is built on a foundation of mutual obligations that extend far beyond the simple exchange of labour for wages.

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder agriculture stands at a critical intersection.

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When teachers stay away from the classroom, the consequences reach far beyond the school compound.

A founder does not need to be an accountant to understand the financial health of the business.

Financial professionals are entrusted with responsibilities that extend far beyond managing private wealth.

It is remarkable how an organisation can spend millions telling the world how innovative, progressive and people-centred it is, while its own employees learn about major organisational decisions through social media or the evening news.