Fans enjoy Taylor Swift’s performance during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug. 7, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Many Americans have become accustomed to breaking up big purchases with buy now, pay later loans — including tickets for concerts and other live events. Going to…
The US State Department said Monday some visa applicants will soon be required to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to discourage visa overstays as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on migration. Starting later this month, the pilot program will require applicants from certain countries to pay a sum of “no less than $5,000”…
Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub. “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate will have to wait even longer for compensation from Vodacom. The Constitutional Court overturned a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that ordered the company to pay him between 5% and 7.5% of revenue generated from the…
Pick n Pay Mobile has unveiled a new app designed to significantly boost its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service. The app introduces an enhanced rewards program and the convenience of instant eSIM activation, giving customers greater control over their connectivity. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Nvidia passes $4 trillion valuation A…
The University of California, Los Angeles announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit brought by Jewish students and a faculty member, agreeing to pay more than $6 million. The plaintiffs, who brought the lawsuit in June 2024, accused the university of failing to take action when pro-Palestinian protesters set up…
Settlement marks victory in US President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert greater control over third-level education. Columbia University, one of the top educational institutions in the United States, has agreed to pay $221m to settle claims by US President Donald Trump’s administration that it failed to police anti-Semitism on campus. Under the agreement announced on…
Columbia University will pay $200 million to the federal government to restore the majority of funding that was cut by the Trump administration over allegations it violated anti-discrimination laws. “This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” acting university President Claire Shipman said in a statement….
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With the costs of climate change impacts rapidly rising, the billions pocketed by the fossil fuel industry is an insult to the communities worst hit by extreme weather. It’s time to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused Climate disasters are getting worse, and we know exactly what’s driving them: burning fossil fuels. But…
Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). These creditors, in effect, are demanding that the two countries prioritise repayments to themselves over payments to these two banks. As academics who have worked…
