Billionaire mining mogul Patrice Motsepe acquires luxury wine farm in South Africa
The leading businessman purchased the 28-hectare farm for between $5.5 million and $7.9 million.
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Mauritian businessman Pierre Guy Noel’s stake in MCB Group is now worth $9.7 million
MCB Group is a financial services holding headquartered in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.
Moncef Sellami’s OneTech Holdings reports $313.9 million in revenue in 2021
Sellami founded the industrial behemoth in 1978.
Egyptian tycoon Ashraf Sabry’s Fawry plans U.S. listing, additional $50.9-million capital raise
Fawry is one of Africa’s few tech unicorns.
Led by Tunisia’s Ben Yedder family, Ennakl Automobiles reports over $186.6 million in revenue in 2021
Ennakl Automobiles is a Tunisian vehicle retailer majority-owned by the wealthy Ben Yedder family.
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris enters ‘exclusive negotiating agreement’ to own MLS 30th extension team
MLS is a men’s professional soccer league and the highest level of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
Tunisian tycoon Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed’s Poulina Group reports $1.1 billion in revenue in 2021
Poulina Group is a Tunisian conglomerate with interests in real estate, public works and infrastructure, wood and home appliances.
Senegalese tech entrepreneur Bamba Lo’s PAPS secures $4.5 million in funding to expand operations
Lo, a Senegalese digital entrepreneur, launched PAPS in 2016 to provide end-to-end logistics solutions for firms.
Vox Royalty to acquire $8.3-million royalties from Neal Froneman’s Sibanye-Stillwater PGM project
The royalties will collectively cover the entire Limpopo PGM Project, operated by Sibanye-Stillwater.
Moroccan real estate magnate Alami Lazraq gains more than $6.1 million in 20 days
Lazraq owns 51.7 percent of the Moroccan home builder, Alliances Developpement Immobiliere.
Africa’s second-richest man Johann Rupert gains $400 million as investors react to Richemont’s sales
The Swiss luxury goods firm reported revenues of $6.42 billion in the three months between October and December 2021.
Capitec CFO Andre Du Plessis’ shareholding in bank now worth $120.4 million
Du Plessis, a co-founder and the outgoing CFO of the South African bank, has a beneficial 0.008-percent ownership in the company.
Moroccan startup Chari, led by Sophia Alj and Ismael Belkhaya, gets $100-million valuation in bridge round
Chari is a fintech startup digitizing the heavily fragmented FMCG sector in French-speaking Africa.
Zak Calisto’s Karooooo posts $24.9 million as profit in 9M 2022, 3.9-percent lower than last year’s figures
Karooooo is a major international provider of smart transportation management and analytics.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu loses $69 million from stake in BUA Foods
Rabiu owns 99.8 percent of the newly established food business segment.