Piet Mouton: South African billionaire holding $580 million in Capitec shares
Mouton’s rise from corporate corridors to billionaire status epitomizes visionary entrepreneurship and leadership.
Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch suffers $12-million loss from Afriquia Gaz stake
Akhannouch, appointed prime minister of Morocco in September 2021, derives the majority of his fortune from the Akwa Group.
South African billionaire heiress Caroline Rupert has invested in these 7 companies
Caroline Rupert, the only daughter of South Africa’s richest man, is the founder of Kathaka Advisers Limited, a single family office.
Congolese billionaire Lucien Ebata to raise $580 million in pre-export financing for oil shipments
Ebata, one of Africa’s richest men, is the founder and CEO of Orion Oil and publisher of Forbes Afrique.
Cameroon’s richest man Baba Ahmadou Danpullo brings MTN to its knees
Earlier this year, Danpullo accused First National Bank of orchestrating the misleading seizure and liquidation of his South African properties.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe suffers $9-million loss from stake in Access Holdings
Wigwe, the group managing director and CEO of Access Holdings, Nigeria’s largest lender in terms of assets, holds a 9.09-percent stake in the lender.
Egyptian businessman Hani Berzi gains $55 million from Edita stake
Berzi owns a significant 41.95-percent stake in the leading packaged food manufacturer through Quantum Invest BV.
Kenyan multimillionaire industrialist Narendra Raval plans 60 MW wind farm
The decision to establish the wind power plant, a strategic maneuver to cut operating costs, follows an earlier revelation.
South African Ackerman family faces $20-million loss since start of August
The Ackerman family owns a notable 25.53-percent stake in Pick ‘n Pay, constituting 124,677,238 issued shares.
Kenyan tycoon Ken Njoroge-backed startup targets $1 million via crowdfunding
This strategic move comes on the heels of MarketForce’s remarkable feat last year, when it secured $40 million in a Series-A funding round backed by Ken Njoroge.
Egypt’s Khamis family gains $11 million from Oriental Weavers’s stake
Egyptian businesswoman and executive Yasmine Mohamed Khamis and her siblings own a 56.58-percent controlling interest in the leading carpet manufacturer.
Zimbabwean mogul Zed Koudounaris gains $7 million from stake in Axia Corp
Koudounaris owns 20.6 percent of Harare-based Axia Corp., which translates to a total of 113,982,912 ordinary shares.
South African mining billionaire Brian Menell secures $200-million funding
Menell, founder of Techmet, is a scion of the Menell family who founded and controlled the Anglovaal Group.
Led by South Africa’s wealthy Ravazzotti family, Italtile faces tough times
Ravazzotti, the founder of Italtile, holds a 33.88-percent stake in Italtile, presently valued at $287.1 million.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese’s stake in Shoprite jumps by $100 million
Wiese, a South African billionaire who played an instrumental role in Shoprite’s growth, owns 11.63 percent of the company.
South African tycoon Adrian Gore loses $13.6 million as Discovery shares slump
Gore, who founded Discovery in 1992 and ranks as one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, owns a 7.48-percent stake in the Sandton-based insurance giant.