Botswana businessman Gulaam Abdoola’s Turnstar Holdings reports $5.23 million in profits in H1 2022
Turnstar Holdings is a property loan stock group headquartered in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana.
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The banker was presented the award at the 2021 EMEA Finance African Banking Awards.
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Rebrab is the head of the Algerian billionaire Rabrab family and the world’s second-richest Arab after Nassef Sawiris.
Led by influential Mauritian Lagesse family, LUX Island Resorts suffers $7.51-million loss in Q1 2022
During the quarter, the group’s revenue surged by 107 percent.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Cement posts $160.6 million in profit for 9M 2021
BUA Cement is a Nigerian cement manufacturer with an installed capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris’ Fertiglobe completes Abu Dhabi listing, market cap soars above $6.8 billion
The company operates as the world’s largest urea and ammonia seaborne exporter.
James Mwangi-led Equity Group to invest $1.5 billion in Africa-focused businesses in Kenya, South Africa
The group is embarking on the deal to expand its operational footprint beyond its current markets.
Nigerian startup founder Tunde Kara’s Vendease raises $3.2-million seed round
Vendease provides a transparent process for hotels and restaurants to purchase the best quality products at the best possible price.
Nigerian startup founder Etop Ikpe’s Autocheck secures $13.1-million seed round
The company has successfully raised $16.5 million in the past 11 months.
Egypt’s Khamis family loses $27.2 million in nearly seven weeks as shares in Oriental Weavers retreat from record 41-month high
Oriental Weavers is the world’s largest manufacturer of machine-made carpets.
Mokwena Morulane-led Minergy Limited suffers $9.5-million loss in 2021
However, figures contained in its 2021 annual report revealed that revenue soared by almost 140 percent.
Tax evasion case resumes against Kenyan tycoon Humphrey Kariuki
The prosecutors plan to cite evidence demonstrating the tax fraud scheme used by the defendant.
Mitwa Ng’ambi-led MTN Rwanda posts $19.1 million in profit for 9M 2021
The profit marked an 8.7-percent growth from the figure posted for the same period last year.
South African executive Neal Froneman’s Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire two mines in Brazil in $1-billion deal
Sibanye-Stillwater is the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, second-largest producer of palladium and third largest producer of gold.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris gains $230 million in two weeks as Adidas shares rebound from five-month low
Since the start of the year, Sawiris has seen his net worth increase by $264 million from $6.6 billion on Dec. 31, 2020.
South African businessman Stephen Brookes to pocket $857,100 in interim dividends from Balwin Properties
Balwin is a residential property developer of large-scale estates for South Africa’s low-to-middle-income population.