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01After The Bell: The wonderful and strange business of prognostication 02XENOBAROMETER: Hardline promises on immigration may be impossible for parties to fulfil after elections 03Health Review: Ebola case, child malnutrition, medicine security, other developments that shaped October 04At Kazakhstan forum, Pakistan presents Karachi and Gwadar ports as 'strategic gateways' for Central Asian trade 05Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine 06Russian strikes on Ukrainian shelter and aid centre kill 24 07Star author-illustrator couple collaborate on first graphic novel 08If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?01After The Bell: The wonderful and strange business of prognostication 02XENOBAROMETER: Hardline promises on immigration may be impossible for parties to fulfil after elections 03Health Review: Ebola case, child malnutrition, medicine security, other developments that shaped October 04At Kazakhstan forum, Pakistan presents Karachi and Gwadar ports as 'strategic gateways' for Central Asian trade 05Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine 06Russian strikes on Ukrainian shelter and aid centre kill 24 07Star author-illustrator couple collaborate on first graphic novel 08If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?

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After The Bell: The wonderful and strange business of prognostication

Stephen Grootes · Daily Maverick

Published 3 Nov 2026, 6:30 am·just now·1 min read

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Election predictions influence voters, businesses and investors, yet polling uncertainty and unexpected results show how dangerous prognostication can be.

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