South African tech tycoon Zak Calisto gains nearly $150 million as Karooooo surges on Nasdaq
Calisto is one of Africa’s richest tech entrepreneurs.
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Swazi billionaire Natie Kirsh’s net worth soars by $300 million in October
Kirsh is one of Africa’s wealthiest businessmen.
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga receives $3.1 million in dividends from oil company
Adenuga owns 74.4 percent of Conoil.
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Lesotho tycoon Sam Matekane sworn in as prime minister
Matekane is the founder of Matekane Group.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe’s Access Holdings posts $312 million in profit in 9M 2022
Wigwe owns a significant 4.27-percent stake in Access Holdings.
Nigerian aviation tycoon Sam Iwuajoku’s ExecuJet bags partnership deal with Gulfstream
Iwuajoku controls ExecuJet in Nigeria.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s cement firm posts $486-million profit as energy costs rise
Dangote Cement is finding it hard to outdo its performance last year.
Controlled by Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch, Afriquia Gaz to acquire Total Mauritania
Akhannouch’s indirect stake in Afriquia Gaz is valued at $435.1 million.
Kenyan banker Gideon Muriuki gains $1 million as Co-operative Bank shares rebound
Muriuki owns a two-percent stake in the leading financial services group.
South African mogul Mark Lamberti’s Massmart to close Game stores in Nigeria on Christmas day
Massmart is the continent’s second-largest consumer product retailer.
Femi Otedola-linked FBNH posts triple-digit earnings growth as profit exceeds $200 million
Otedola owns a substantial 5.57 percent of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s net worth slumps by $200 million in October
Aliko Dangote is the world’s richest Black person.
Nigerian energy magnates Bryant Orjiako, Austin Avuru to pocket $2.15 million in Seplat dividends
Orjiako and Avuru own a 6.43-percent and 8.2-percent stake in Seplat Energy, respectively.
Tunisian businessman Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed has now lost $4.6 million since start of 2022
Ben Ayed owns a beneficial 3.4 percent stake in the conglomerate.
Nigerian banking magnate Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank posts $399 million in profit in 9M 2022
Ovia owns 16.2 percent of Zenith Bank.