In the days since the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, institutions from airlines to schools have moved quickly to discipline employees accused of celebrating or mocking his death, a reflection of the charged atmosphere surrounding the killing. On the right, some have called for the aggressive punishment of anyone seen condoning his assassination. Former…
Demonstrators march in support of Palestinians in Gaza near the Microsoft Build conference, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, to call for the termination of Microsoft’s Azure contracts with Israel in Seattle on 21 May. David Ryder/Reuters Two Microsoft employees were fired on Wednesday after taking part in a…
Maziv is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Investment Ventures Holdings. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Vodacom and Maziv have today been interrogated by the Competition Appeal Court over why they had bothered to sweeten a potential merger if they were simultaneously appealing a 2024 decision by the Competition Tribunal prohibiting their multibillion-rand deal. Advocate Jerome Wilson,…
MTN chairman Mcebisi Jonas. MTN chairman Mcebisi Jonas, who was appointed by president Cyril Ramaphosa in April as South Africa’s special envoy to the US, has become the centre of a political storm within the Government of National Unity (GNU). Tensions escalated after the Democratic Alliance (DA) accused Ramaphosa of continuing to support Jonas in…
There are alternatives to government’s biometric checks. Sectors that depend on biometric identity verification – including financial services, mobile network operators and credit providers – are under pressure after the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) implemented a steep fee increase for access to its database. Identity verification company Ideco says these industries are well-positioned to…
WASHINGTON — Almost as soon as the Supreme Court released its ruling limiting the ability of judges to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship, challengers brought new legal claims seeking the same result by a different means. While the Supreme Court on Friday said judges cannot issue sweeping “universal injunctions” that can…
Hello, this is Ganesh Rao, writing from London. This week, I look into how the Israel-Iran conflict was a reminder of India’s vulnerabilities — and the opportunities emerging from the crisis. The Indian Army’s Brahmos missile system takes part Rehearsal in full swing ahead of the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path on January…
