WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Microsoft MSFT.O has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises against the firm’s ties to Israel as it wages war in Gaza, including two who took part in a sit-in this week at the office of the company’s president.

At The Gathering 2025, journalists Pieter-Louis Myburgh, Estelle Ellis and Micah Reddy pulled back the curtain on the price of truth-telling — from court battles against gag orders and exposing high-level corruption, to documenting systemic hunger and broken healthcare.

US President Donald Trump’s administration moved on Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.

Leaders of smaller parties ActionSA, Build One SA and Rise Mzansi are seriously considering uniting to form a stronger centrist force amid the country’s deepening crises.

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The Social Relief of Distress grant has not kept up with increasing food prices. And many beneficiaries do not receive their grants because they have been excluded by the Sassa system.

Nearly four years after a not-so-neighbourly boundary wall spat left one man stabbed and two brothers convicted, the fight isn’t over — it’s now back with the Public Protector.

Treason is punishable by death. The government seeks nothing less than to execute not only a man, but an idea: the idea that Tanzanians deserve free and fair elections, accountable leaders and a state governed by law, not by presidential whim.

Rwanda has confirmed it will accept deported migrants from the United States, as President Donald Trump continues to push for mass deportation from the North American country.

In a strongly worded statement, Taipei decries Lamola’s ‘grave lack of knowledge’ and says he must ‘stop spreading false information’.

Through heartwarming memories and solemn reflections, industry legends gathered to honour the late Nandi Nyembe at The Market Theatre.

Dirco director-general Zane Dangor, fresh from a visit to Ukraine, says Pretoria is being guided by Ukraine in its ongoing role of providing shuttle diplomacy between the warring nations of Russia and Ukraine.

With a direct impact on growth, competitiveness and national welfare, GBV is not simply a social justice issue — it is an economic development emergency.

At Daily Maverick’s The Gathering, a panel on AI, crypto and capital unpacked how the attention economy is shaping value, inequality and the future itself.

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The 31st South African Music Awards have unveiled their nominees with electronic duo Black Motion leading the pack with four nominations.

With leaders and ministers from the world’s most powerful economies gathering here, we have a unique and time-sensitive opportunity. Instead of focusing intensely on broad multilateral trade negotiations, our government should be using these meetings for targeted, bilateral discussions on the sidelines. The citrus industry could use the opportunity to propose packaged deals and limited offers...

Every day in South Africa, the equivalent of a classroom full of children dies from hunger, activist Mark Heywood told The Gathering 2025.

Most parts of the country can expect morning fog, followed by cloudy, windy and warm conditions, with isolated thundershowers in some provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

‘We have to change our minds completely about what matters in education. The investment in early education is about at most 5% of the government budget, and yet your best returns are in the first five years,’ says SmartStart founder Grace Matlhape.