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South African billionaire Saltzman family’s Dis-Chem stake tops $630 million
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Ugandan investor Magan Patel risks 12-year jail term over wetland destruction
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Family feud over Kenyan tycoon Stanley Githunguri’s estate reaches court
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Beyoncé hits billionaire status, Forbes says, powered by Cowboy Carter tour, NFL halftime payday and Parkwood’s tight control
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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola cashes out of Geregu Power in $750 million deal
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Nigerian real estate tycoon Umar Abdullahi gifts employees $2.7 million in Cosgrove properties
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Sanlam, partly owned by Patrice Motsepe, invests $2.2 million in Moroccan startup
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Ugandan businessman Mukesh Shukla fined $3.9 million over Kampala property
Ugandan tycoon Mukesh Shukla fined $3.9 million for illegally occupying Shumuk House, ending the decade-long Katatumba family dispute.