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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 ...
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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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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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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Onsi Naguib Sawiris has put money behind a new vehicle buying culture-rooted Egyptian brands. Creative Investments Holding has sec...
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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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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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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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Hilton will open its first Zimbabwe hotel in 2029 with Terrace Africa, the Harare developer South African Brett Abrahamse founded ...
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