South Africa is seeking to produce a key HIV prevention drug locally as part of a broader effort to improve access to treatment and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical industry.
Pix of the Day, 05 March 2026
A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
There are fears of prolonged disruption to global trade as shipping companies suspend operations through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ivory Coast, the world's leading cocoa producer, on Wednesday cut the price paid to its growers by nearly 60 percent, the government said, to try to address a sales slump affecting the sector.
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia - March 5, 2026 - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), has announced new price ceilings for petroleum products nationwide, maintaining current pump prices despite rising global oil market volatility.
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a jump in diesel and petrol prices, effective March 4.
There have been reports that the defence force has massed troops and equipment at multiple locations along the regional border.
In the past, MPs voted for the president while clan heads and elders elected lawmakers.
The death toll from a landslide at a mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 200, the government said Wednesday
get in touch
ADDRESS:
Drillplus Resources Limited
Suite 910, 9th Floor
Western House
8-10 Broad Street
Lagos
CALL US:
Tel: + 234 805 979 2044
Latest Industry News