TLDR South African earned wage access startup Paymenow has clinched a ZAR400 million ($22.5 million) working capital facility from Standard Bank Founded in 2019, Paymenow provides employees with real-time access to earned wages, helping them avoid payday lenders and improve their financial wellness The Stellenbosch-based startup previously raised a ZAR250 million ($14 million) debt facility…
The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled precise assessments of hospital surge…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that Federal Aviation Administration data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening. Two…
Police in the US city of Portland used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters outside an ICE building.
Iran has two known underground nuclear enrichment sites, the one Israel attacked on the first day of its assault at Natanz, and another at Fordo. Both sit south of Tehran in central Iran, but Fordo has long been the Iranian nuclear facility of most concern to international monitors and experts. Buried deep in a mountain,…
