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Meta drops 8,000 staff and cancels 6,000 job offers

San Francisco - Social media giant Meta has begun laying off approximately 8,000 employees, representing 10 percent of its global workforce, as the...

Caption Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote and First HoldCo Group Chairman Olufemi Otedola pictured together during Otedola's visit to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday.
AfricaBusinessEnergy

Two of Africa’s biggest names meet at Dangote’s refinery

Lagos, Nigeria - African billionaire and Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote on Wednesday hosted First HoldCo Group Chairman Olufemi...

Honourable Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo delivers his keynote address during the Eswatini Standards Seminar at Royal Villas
Business

Ministry warns businesses ahead of nationwide inspections

Mbabane - The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade will conduct routine compliance inspections across commercial premises throughout the country, the ministry announced...

The Standard Chartered bank logo is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain
Business

Standard Chartered to cut 7,000 jobs as AI takes over

London - Standard Chartered will eliminate more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as the London-headquartered bank moves to replace what...

Nigeria's Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, addresses delegates at the Biashara Africa 2026 forum in Lomé, Togo, on 18 May 2026.
AfricaDiplomacyTrade & Investment

‘Africa cannot trade at the margins of the global economy,’ says Oduwole

Lomé - Togo has announced the removal of visa requirements for all African citizens, a decision that came directly off the back of...

Delegates, policymakers, financiers and researchers gather at the official opening of the second Lesotho Energy Access Dialogue (LEAD 2026) in Maseru. Photo by EU in Lesotho
DiplomacyEnergy

EU and Germany back Lesotho energy access push

Maseru - The second Lesotho Energy Access Dialogue, known as LEAD 2026, opened today, bringing together policymakers, financiers, innovators and researchers from Lesotho...

EIPA CEO Sibani Mngomezulu addresses guests at the official launch of the 58th Eswatini International Trade Fair 2026 at the Mavuso Trade and Exhibition Centre in Manzini. Photo by Eswatini TV
Trade & Investment

Trade fair targets 280 exhibitors in August

Manzini - The 58th edition of the Eswatini International Trade Fair has been officially launched, with the main event set to run from...

Trucks queue at the Kazungula border post on the Botswana side
DiplomacyTrade & Investment

China scraps import taxes on Botswana goods

Gaborone - China has removed import taxes on qualifying products from Botswana with effect from 1 May 2026, opening one of the world's...