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Jailed Angolan tycoon Carlos São Vicente's wife fi...

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The wife of jailed Angolan tycoon Carlos São Vicente is fighting in Lisbon to unfreeze dozens of family bank accounts that Angola ...

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Egyptian fintech tycoon Mounir Nakhla's MNT-Halan ...

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Shares of MNT-Halan, the fintech group founded and run by Mounir Nakhla, closed 6.6% above the IPO price on their first day of tra...

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American billionaire Ken Griffin says AI is ‘almos...

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Citadel founder Ken Griffin says investors are ‘almost certainly’ in an AI bubble, but predicts the technology will create a golde...

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Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava j...

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Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava has joined Nvidia as a partner in a new World Bank program to give developing nations shared access to A...

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Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s $3.2 billion Ji...

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Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms drew enough bids to cover its $3.2 billion IPO within two hours of opening, in India’s largest share...

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Emergency Tax on Your First Payslip? What Students...

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Your first payslip from a part-time or holiday job arrives, and the tax deduction looks bigger than you expected. Among the detail...

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Which postgraduate routes can actually change your...

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A first job can make university feel very far away. You start noticing things that did not show up in seminars: how managers speak...

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employee reeks of cigarettes, boss/friend degrees ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee goes to clients’ homes reeking of cigarette smoke I have an employ...

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employee’s adult child constantly interrupts them ...

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A reader writes: I have a barely competent employee, Lee, whose low productivity has been further harmed in the past year by the c...

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should I re-hire an employee who left after five m...

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A reader writes: We just had an employee leave after only five months in his position because another company he had applied to la...

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my team has almost no work but my coworkers claim ...

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A reader writes: I recently left a stressful senior role following a voluntary redundancy situation. I knew I was sick with burn-o...

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my boss told me not to help a drunk conference att...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss told me not to help a drunk conference attendee who was being led away...

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Zimbabwean investors have until Oct. 21 to buy int...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 19, 2026 0 14

Zimbabwean investors have until Oct. 21 to apply for Aliko Dangote’s refinery shares through FINSEC, at an indicative 40 cents per...

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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s refinery IPO ...

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Aliko Dangote’s refinery says its IPO has drawn investors from more than 90 countries, including 51 of Africa’s 54 nations, before...

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Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun’s Bank of A...

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Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun’s Bank of Africa will issue over 5.1 million free shares as it moves MAD51.2 million of res...

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American billionaire John Paulson gives Hebrew Uni...

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American billionaire John Paulson has pledged Hebrew University of Jerusalem a record $250 million to build an engineering faculty...

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How Civitas-Europe Works With Slovenian Citizenshi...

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Civitas-Europe helps Slovenian citizenship applicants trace family records, recover missing archive documents and build a complete...

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employee makes terrible noises about a coworker’s ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. The Kelly Clarkson bird toy drama I’m desperate for your take on this story! T...

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let’s talk about family involving themselves in so...

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We’ve heard many stories here over the years of family members involving themselves in a loved one’s job when they shouldn’t — the...

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update: I need to cunningly find out 40 names

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Remember the letter-writer who was terrible with names and after four years still didn’t know the names of many of their coworkers...

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is it rude to ask what people are doing on leave?

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A reader writes: When a coworker mentions some upcoming leave they are taking, is it considered poor form to ask what they’re gett...

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my coworker put up a Rising Sun flag, should I tel...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker put up a Rising Sun flag I have a coworker, Peggy, who likes to de...

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How to Develop and Use Your Professional Intuition

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Being open-minded is an important professional strength, but so is knowing when to trust what years of experience are telling you....

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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's refinery IPO ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 14, 2026 0 18

Ethiopia has opened Aliko Dangote's $1.6 billion refinery share sale to as many as 100 qualified investors, but retail buyers are ...

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Moroccan billionaire Aziz Akhannouch's party left ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 14, 2026 0 18

Morocco's incoming prime minister has formed a four-party coalition without billionaire Aziz Akhannouch's RNI, which led the gover...

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Kenyan billionaire Mary-Ann Musangi wants her late...

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Mary-Ann Musangi, who runs the consumer goods maker founded by her late father Chris Kirubi, plans to sell in 30 African countries...

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South Korean billionaire Jay Y. Lee gets $1.9 bill...

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Hong Ra-hee will give her son 11.16 million Samsung shares, lifting his stake to 1.75% and leaving him a gift tax bill above $1 bi...

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Nigerian billionaire Michael Ade-Ojo's university ...

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Elizade University, founded by Nigerian auto tycoon Michael Ade Ojo, says it can now train doctors, as its nursing graduates post ...

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my company won’t let anyone but HR give references...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 11, 2026 0 33

A reader writes: I am applying to a position in my field with another organization, but one of the people who agreed to be a refer...

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my boss doesn’t respect my time, faculty member mo...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My boss doesn’t respect my time I have 1:1 meetings with my supervisor about t...

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open thread – October 9, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – October 10-11, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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South African tycoon Richard Maponya's heirs take ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 36

Richard Maponya built a R1 billion empire under apartheid. Six years after his death, his children have fought over the estate and...

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Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote's Kenya refiner...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 26

Kenya's High Court has certified as urgent a petition seeking disclosure of the money, land and guarantees behind the state's stak...

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Ghanaian stock market investor Daniel Ofori's bank...

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Daniel Ofori's stakes in three Ghanaian banks are worth $81.8 million, led by a 6.56% holding in GCB Bank, whose shares have doubl...

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Kenyan billionaire heiress Mary-Ann Musangi's Haco...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 32

Mary-Ann Musangi's Haco Industries will make its Amara skincare lotion in Ghana through a partnership with Ayewa Aberfur, as it pu...

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Ghanaian fuel tycoon William Tewiah's ZEN stake ga...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 28

William Tewiah's ZEN Petroleum stake has gained $54 million since May to $392 million, but thin trading means the gain exists larg...

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Les outils d’auto-évaluation du jeu : mesurer sa p...

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Les outils d’auto-évaluation du jeu : mesurer sa pratique pour mieux la maîtriser Pourquoi évaluer objectivement son comportement...

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do I need to report a work tryst to HR, am I the H...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Do I need to tell HR I slept with a coworker? I work for a very, VERY liberal ...

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can I wish someone an “acceptable day”?

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 23

A reader writes: I am doing my required end-of-quarter calls to parents of my failing students and one thing feels weird: wishing ...

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how can I get my work done when people interrupt m...

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A reader writes: I manage a large team. I have employees at my door with questions at least 20 times a day — no joke. How am I to ...

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update: we have been infiltrated by a proxy interv...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 22

Remember the letter-writer whose company had been infiltrated by a proxy interviewer crime ring? Here’s the update. Thank you so m...

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how does my slacker coworker still have a job, sho...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2026 0 22

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How does my slacker coworker still have a job? I am mid-level at a small organ...

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Nigerian billionaire Ladi Jadesimi's LADOL to deve...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 5, 2026 0 80

Ladi Jadesimi's LADOL will help Liberia's state oil company study, build and run a shore base in Buchanan to serve offshore drilli...

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Nigerian pharma tycoon Fidelis Ayebae's Fidson pic...

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Fidson Healthcare, founded by Fidelis Ayebae, is one of 11 drugmakers chosen to produce a generic version of Roche's influenza dru...

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Late Moroccan billionaire Miloud Chaabi's heirs re...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 5, 2026 0 29

Ten years after Miloud Chaabi died, his heirs are still at odds over Ynna Holding, while the conglomerate's subsidiaries are run b...

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Ghanaian alcohol tycoon Kwabena Adjei is building ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 5, 2026 0 36

Kwabena Adjei's Capemay Properties is building Selton Skye, a twin-tower Accra development where three-bedroom apartments start at...

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South African billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer's $15 ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 5, 2026 0 36

Nicky and Jonathan Oppenheimer have turned the family's De Beers payout into stakes in Nigerian cans, cancer clinics, Moroccan fur...

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How Much Can UK Students Earn This Summer? Real Wa...

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The Real Living Wage is £13.45 an hour outside London and £14.80 in the capital. This is the rate most university students earn wh...

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open thread – October 2, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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my coworker tells the same stories over and over, ...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker tells the same stories over and over I have a colleague in my smal...

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my boss asked why I married my wife, I can’t breat...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss asked why I married my wife I have been happily married for almost 20 ...

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weekend open thread – October 3-4, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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Are You Teachable? Don’t Let Experience Become a B...

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Experience helps sharpen your judgment, but it can also convince you that you have nothing left to learn. One of the most importan...

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Billionaire Lionel Messi buys the house next door ...

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An entity tied to Lionel Messi paid $8 million for 71 Compass Lane, creating a 0.8-acre compound with 15 bedrooms in Fort Lauderda...

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Billionaire Michael Jordan opens a $250,000 media ...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 25, 2026 0 42

Morehouse College opened its Multimedia Centre on Sept. 23, built with more than $1 million from Michael Jordan and his Jordan Bra...

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Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa joins Amazo...

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Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies is among 60 organisations committing to let 3.4 billion people use AI in their own language...

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Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani becomes susta...

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Newcastle University appointed Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, professor of practice in sustainability on Sept. 14, drawing cr...

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South African tycoon Iqbal Survé's side loses a bi...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 25, 2026 0 35

The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a 2024 order forcing the Financial Intelligence Centre to hand over confidential bank recor...

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Cheap International Student Insurance for Students...

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Studying abroad can be exciting, but managing expenses is often one of the biggest challenges for international students. Tuition,...

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5 Best Evening MBA Programs in the San Francisco B...

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The San Francisco Bay Area gives MBA students unusual access to technology companies, startups, financial services, venture capita...

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Affordable MBA Programs in Massachussets

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An MBA can strengthen skills in leadership, finance, strategy, marketing, operations, and organisational decision-making, but tuit...

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10 Best Cyber Security Policy Degree Programs for ...

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Cybersecurity policy sits at the intersection of technology, government, law, international affairs, privacy, risk, and organisati...

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Top Short Executive Education Programs in Asia for...

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The executive education question every busy founder actually faces is not which programme is best in an abstract sense - it is whi...

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Lagos vs. Abuja: How Job Opportunities Compare

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This article gives you a direct comparison of how job opportunities compare between Lagos and Abuja.

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coworker is questioning everyone about their pay, ...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 25, 2026 0 30

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is aggressively questioning everyone about their pay I work at a m...

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what’s a rule that exists because one of your cowo...

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It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I bet your readers have stories created about workplace rules that ...

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should I not wear headphones as a manager?

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A reader writes: I am a first-time manager at an organization where I have worked in different contributor roles for 10 years. My ...

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updates: the bad new hire, being late applying for...

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Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Should I tell my boss to fire our new hire? (#4 at the link) I did end up talk...

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our brainstorming meetings are awful, a work frien...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 25, 2026 0 35

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Why are all our brainstorming meetings terrible? This has happened in pretty m...

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Sam Altman's OpenAI is considering a funding round...

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OpenAI is weighing a private round at a $1.2 trillion valuation, the Financial Times reported, ahead of a listing it has been prep...

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Billionaire Phil Knight gives another $1 billion a...

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Phil and Penny Knight are giving $1 billion to Providence St. Vincent in Oregon to build the state's first women's specialty hospi...

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Egypt's billionaire Elsewedy family opens a Shangh...

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Elsewedy Electric (Shanghai) began operating on Sept. 15 as the Egyptian group's procurement centre for China, six months after it...

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South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Harmon...

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A Harmony Gold employee died at Mponeng on Sept. 14 after a seismic event, the eighth on-duty death across the group this year.

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How billionaire Mofid Karameh built the Mikano emp...

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Mofid Karameh founded Mikano in 1993 servicing generators. It now has six divisions making cars, boats, syringes, brake pads and w...

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coworker said my leggings were too see-through, se...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker said my leggings were too see-through My office recently set up a ...

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open thread – September 11, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – September 12-13, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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can I refuse work on ethical grounds, being asked ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I refuse certain projects on ethical grounds? I have been working at my cu...

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How to Fix AI Slop: Better Context, Stronger Brand...

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How to Fix AI Slop: Better Context, Stronger Brands and the Return of Human Judgement What happens when AI makes it easier to prod...

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Billionaire Naguib Sawiris's son backs $50 million...

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Onsi Naguib Sawiris has put money behind a new vehicle buying culture-rooted Egyptian brands. Creative Investments Holding has sec...

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Billionaire Tim Draper ignores Tanzanian governmen...

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Tim Draper says offers are coming in for his $7.9 million Lake Tanganyika island, days after Tanzania said the land belongs to the...

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Nigerian billionaire Folorunsho Alakija's FAMFA Oi...

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An investigation says FAMFA Oil kept three Bombardier jets worth close to $200 million in Nigeria for over a decade on faulty impo...

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Britain's richest woman Denise Coates paid herself...

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Bet365 will cut about 340 jobs across Stoke, Gibraltar and Malta after tax on online casinos rose from 21% to 40% under Rachel Ree...

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Moroccan billionaire Moulay Hafid Elalamy now hold...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 9, 2026 0 30

Moulay Hafid Elalamy has closed the €355 million derivative he used to build a stake in Teleperformance, and holds about 12.5% of ...

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new employee gets defensive during training, forme...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New employee gets defensive while I’m training her I’m a lead dental assistant...

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my coworker tried to diagnose my child with a term...

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A reader writes: A few months ago, I went into early labor at work and subsequently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Because s...

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my new employee refuses to learn technology

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A reader writes: I have a new remote employee who is resistant to learning our basic technology systems: Microsoft, Sharepoint, ca...

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my boss complains about me when I’m sitting right ...

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A reader writes: I’ve got an etiquette question for you. I (female) work in an open plan office and sit about 15 feet away from on...

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attending a social event with an employee I’ll nee...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I attend a social event with an employee who I’ll probably need to fire...

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Billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee's AXIAN is bringing...

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AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank have launched a digital finance programme reaching 34,000 women-led businesses in fiv...

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Ghanaian tycoon Joseph Siaw Agyepong's $132 millio...

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Zoomlion holds waste contracts in Nairobi and Mombasa worth billions of shillings, and both are facing legal and procurement chall...

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Billionaire Johann Rupert’s mayonnaise giant makes...

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Billionaire Johann Rupert-backed RCL Foods produces 227,000 jars of mayonnaise daily, with Nola holding a 41.5% share of South Afr...

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South African property developer Brett Abrahamse i...

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Hilton will open its first Zimbabwe hotel in 2029 with Terrace Africa, the Harare developer South African Brett Abrahamse founded ...

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Aliko Dangote's oil company hires three rigs to un...

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West African Exploration and Production, 85% owned by Dangote, has contracted three jack-up rigs to begin drilling OML 71 and 72 i...

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Average Salaries in Nigeria in 2026

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This guide brings together the average salary in Nigeria based on recent 2026 salary benchmarks. Salaries are listed by industry, ...

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construction work in my office is making me sick, ...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. The construction work in my office is making me sick I work for a company with...

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open thread – September 4, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – September 5-6, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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The Pros and Cons of Project Management Software

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We support different learning styles! This content is available in three different formats. Scroll to (1) watch the video, (2) lis...

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How to Do a Time Audit: Analyze Your Behaviors and...

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A time audit can help you better understand where your time is going, identify hidden productivity problems, and make smarter deci...

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Bill Gates warns world leaders are unprepared for ...

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Bill Gates says world leaders have no plan for the AI era and warns the technology will either become the greatest equalizer ever ...

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to build $100 billion Louisiana...

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Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced a $100 billion launch complex on Pecan Island in Louisiana covering 125,000 acres, with construct...

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Kanye West's $17.7 million Russia shows thrown int...

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Kanye West's two October shows at St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena have been thrown into chaos after the venue said no rental contrac...

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Aliko Dangote family office to launch in 2027 as i...

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Aliko Dangote's Dubai family office will become visible in the first quarter of 2027, his daughter Halima says, taking on governan...

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Do You Actually Know How Much You Win or Lose at O...

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Do You Actually Know How Much You Win or Lose at Online Casinos? Why Tracking Your Play Matters

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The 2026 / 2027 NestlÃƒÂ© Nigeria Community Scholarship

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This scholarship is open exclusively to indigenes or residents of Agbara, Abaji, Manderigi, Obafemi Owode and Sagamu.

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rude people at events make me angry, can I live wi...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I need to be more zen with rude people at events I manage community festival b...

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can I have a few drinks when I’m always somewhat o...

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A reader writes: I have a role where I’m always sort of on call. I don’t get called after hours a ton, but maybe one to two times ...

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should I offer job candidates references on me as ...

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A reader writes: I supervise a small team. I try to be the type of manager I would like to have and, when I’m hiring, provide lots...

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my boss says we shouldn’t schedule email messages...

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A reader writes: I not infrequently schedule email messages in advance. If I’m working in the evening, I might write a message but...

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coworker keeps complaining, someone went through m...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to tell a coworker to stop complaining about a situation that isn’t going ...

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Billionaire Patrice Motsepe triumphs as Tanzanian ...

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The High Court of Tanzania removed the claim from its roll over unjoined parties, leaving the underlying allegations against Patri...

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Rihanna's Fenty Beauty opens first Australian conc...

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Rihanna's Fenty Beauty has opened its first Australian concept store inside Myer Melbourne, marking the brand's fourth concept sto...

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South African billionaire Christo Wiese blames Pic...

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Christo Wiese says Pick n Pay's habit of paying out cash rather than reinvesting left it unable to keep pace with Shoprite.

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Ibrahim Mahama's Damang mine employs 400 locals in...

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Ibrahim Mahama's Damang Gold Mine has employed nearly 400 locals in its first four months of operation, with an airstrip, road cor...

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AfDB-backed Africa50 raises $50M from Italy and Fr...

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AfDB-backed Africa50 has secured $50 million from two European development finance institutions for a fund targeting $400 million ...

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weekend open thread – August 8-9, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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do I need to bring gifts for coworkers back from v...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My mentee doesn’t want to do what it takes to grow My team hired a brand new c...

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the crocheted pathogens, the out-of-order bathroom...

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Welcome to Mortification Week, our annual celebration of hilarious ways that we and other humans have mortified ourselves at work....

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my employee gave me an ultimatum: give her a raise...

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A reader writes: My employee, “Sara,” has been in her position for two years with no promotion or significant pay raise. We were g...

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the misdirected message, the Portuguese proficienc...

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It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 15...

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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's refinery seek...

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Dangote's refinery aims to raise $5 billion in an October listing, with exchanges in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana and Rwanda ...

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Ivorian billionaire Jean Kacou Diagou's foundation...

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The NSIA Foundation, part of Jean Kacou Diagou's banking and insurance group, will finance school building in Côte d'Ivoire while ...

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Jens Montanana's Datatec makes fourth acquisition ...

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Datatec's Logicalis USA has acquired Loial, a New Mexico cybersecurity provider, in the group's fourth acquisition since January. ...

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A vehicle that bought First HoldCo shares at ₦31 i...

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RC Investment Management is selling 10.4 billion First HoldCo shares at ₦110, having bought them at ₦31 last year. The bank receiv...

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Forbes counts one Tanzanian billionaire, but three...

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Forbes lists one Tanzanian billionaire. Three others have committed hundreds of millions to acquisitions in the past two years, ex...

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