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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers Have Less Than 2 Weeks Before Interest Restarts. Here’s What to Do

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1.  Viva Tung/CNET If you’re a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you may feel pressured to switch to a new repayment before interest payments restart on Aug. 1. Although we know that you’ll eventually have to move off this

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Is Trump’s Chronic Venous Insufficiency Diagnosis Actually ‘Benign’? A Vein Specialist Weighs In

This is everything you need to know about President Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency, including causes and symptoms. Anna Gragert Wellness Editor II Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the L.A.

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Is Your Iced Coffee Making You Dehydrated in the Summer Heat? I Asked the Experts

As the summer sun beats down, we should all stay hydrated, as dehydration can increase our risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. However, when I saw the National Weather Service in Las Vegas advising residents across parts of California, Nevada and Arizona to stop drinking caffeine in extreme heat to prevent dehydration, I wondered if that was

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Founders ask investors questions about venture capital in Africa

The typical founder–VC dynamic is one-directional: analysts ask the questions, and founders answer. But last month, I launched the first edition of Ask an Investor that flipped that script.  Instead of pitching, founders interrogated the gatekeepers of capital—probing their blind spots, decision frameworks, and assumptions in African venture. The result was a piece that mixed

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Temu’s local warehousing in South Africa cuts costs on select items

In the second week of July, 2025, Temu partnered with logistics providers to open a local warehouse in South Africa.  This does not mean Temu now has a physical warehouse in the country, but the model allows sellers to manage their own inventory and logistics.  For South African buyers, this means lower import fees and faster deliveries for

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MTN South Africa to invest $17 million in Gauteng network upgrade

Telecoms giant MTN South Africa has announced a R300 million (nearly $17 million) investment to upgrade its network infrastructure across Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. The move is part of a broader R4.5 billion (approximately $251 million) national rollout scheduled for completion in 2025.  In a statement on Monday, MTN noted that this Gauteng-focused

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The biggest fintech companies in Nigeria (2025)

Nigeria continues to dominate Africa’s fintech landscape in 2025, even as funding slows across much of the continent. In the first quarter alone, Nigerian startups raised over $100 million, most of it flowing into fintechs, underscoring the sector’s resilience and central role in the country’s digital economy. Companies like Moniepoint, Paystack, PalmPay, Paga, Kuda, LemFi

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CAC claims record registration on new AI-powered portal, but users report delays

Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) said a major AI-driven website upgrade led to a record 11,000 companies registered in one day, compared to the one week it used to take to process each registration. The commission tried to address mounting complaints by users that the upgrade has not lived up to its promise of seamless

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