South African executive Nishlan Samujh earns $5.4-million salary at Investec
Beyond his executive and governance responsibilities, Samujh holds a substantial 3.13-percent stake in Investec.
African Billionaires
Malagasy tycoon Hassanein Hiridjee’s Axian raises $158.3 million from JP Morgan
Axian Telecom, a subsidiary of Hiridjee’s conglomerate, hopes to use the funds to support its operations in Tanzania and Madagascar.
7 businesses owned by polarizing Internet personality Andrew Tate
Tate, a former U.S.-British kickboxing champion and a polarizing Internet personality, presently ranks as the world’s most searched individual.
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu gains $3 million in 32 days from UBA stake
Elumelu, with a 7.17-percent stake in UBA, or 2,450,603,739 ordinary shares, ranks as one of the richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange.
Michael Jordan’s sneakers fetch $2.2 million, becoming world’s most expensive ever sold
Jordan’s journey from a basketball icon to a billionaire continues to captivate the world, underscoring his mark on sports history and the business world.
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen’s group launches $5.3-million share buyback plan
Van Rooyen owns a 63.94-percent stake in the company. This stake, which amounts to a total of 1,004,000,060 ordinary shares in the group.
Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed dies at 94
Al-Fayed was a former owner of Harrods department store and father of Dodi Fayed, who perished alongside Princess Diana in a 1997 car crash.
Uganda-based entrepreneur Kaivan Sattar’s startup acquires Mexican firm FlexClub
Over the six years of its operation, Asaak, under Sattar’s leadership, has facilitated the acquisition of more than 5,000 motorcycles.
South African tycoon Mxolisi Mgojo suffers $1.4-million loss from Exxaro stake
Despite the recent decline in the market value of his stake, Mgojo remains one of South Africa’s most esteemed executives.
Nigerian gambling magnate loses $4 million from Wema Bank investment
Adebutu, the founder and CEO of Nigeria’s oldest and leading gaming company, Premier Lotto, holds a 28.15-percent stake in Wema Bank.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote back among world’s top 100 billionaires
The majority of Dangote’s wealth is anchored in his 86-percent stake in Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer.
South African multimillionaire Barry Swartzberg loses $11 million in 29 days
Swartzberg owns a 3.92-percent stake in the Sandton-based financial services group.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Cement plans to reduce cement prices
Rabiu’s statement follows a strategic agreement between BUA Cement Plc and Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd.
Nigeria’s richest pastor David Oyedepo to lose private jet hangar
Oyedepo, known as Nigeria’s wealthiest preacher and founder of Living Faith World Outreach Ministry, one of Africa’s largest congregations.
Meet Coco Gauff: A 19-year-old star among the world’s highest-paid athletes
Gauff, a 19-year-old sensation from Delray Beach, Florida, is making waves in the tennis world and rewriting the financial record books.
Billionaire Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund for Maui wildfire victims
Oprah and actor Dwayne Johnson have unveiled the People’s Fund of Maui to aid individuals impacted by the wildfires on the Hawaiian island.