South Africa’s Stephen Saad expects $50 million sales from Aspen’s weight loss drug
South African pharma tycoon Stephen Saad says Aspen’s weight loss drug could reach $50 million in sales within two years.
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South African tycoon Stephen Saad’s Aspen Pharmacare swings to $61.4 million loss in 2025
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CIC Group, partly owned by Kenyan tycoon Gideon Muriuki, posts half-year profit under $5 million
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Anglo, led by South Africa’s Duncan Wanblad, to exit platinum business in $2.7 billion deal
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Fidelis Ayebae's Fidson partners with Japanese firm to expand Nigeria drug production
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Aliko Dangote refinery halts gasoline unit for two weeks
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Ugandan tycoon Emmanuel Katongole’s QCIL secures $2 million facility
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South Africa’s Saltzman-backed Dis-Chem opens 300th store in Mbombela
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Zimbabwean executive Never Mhlanga arrested in $5 million Montclair Hotel fraud case
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