South African tycoon Laurie Dippenaar gains $48 million in 27 days from stake in FirstRand
Dippenaar holds a 1.76-percent stake in FirstRand.
African Billionaires
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen’s Trustco gets suspended from JSE after court loss
Trustco takes pride in investing in high-quality world-class assets.
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s firm signs deal to build 300-MW fertilizer plant in Kenya
Forrest has a net worth of $16.7 billion.
Ghana’s richest stock investor Daniel Ofori loses more than $11 million from stake in GCB Bank
Ofori owns 7.49 percent of GCB Bank.
Botswana tycoon Ramachandran Ottapathu’s Choppies posts $11 million in profit as earnings soar
Choppies Enterprises was established in 1986 by Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail.
Africa’s richest billionaire Aliko Dangote gains $700 million in one week
Dangote’s net worth has rose by $700 million in the past week.
South African businessman Jens Montanana’s Datatec posts lower earnings in H1 2023
Montanana owns a significant 11.98-percent stake in the Johannesburg-based group.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe acquires another 45 million shares in Access Holdings
Access Holdings is Nigeria’s largest financial services group by assets.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris-linked Orascom begins construction of 500-MW wind farm
The billionaire Sawiris family owns 51.8 percent of Orascom Construction.
Greek mogul John Coumantaros’ Flour Mills suffers $11-million reduction in profit in H1 2023
Coumantaros controls 63.3 percent of Flour Mills through Excelsior Shipping Company Limited.
South African retail tycoon Ackerman family gains $20 million in 15 days from Pick ‘n Pay
Pick ‘n Pay operates more than 2,000 stores across eight African countries.
Mauritian tycoon Arnaud Lagesse’s IBL rebounds after two difficult years
Lagesse and his siblings own a 16.8-percent joint stake in IBL Group, or 114,369,469 shares.
Kenyan mogul John Kimani-linked NMG announces layoffs as restructuring commences
Kimani owns a significant 2.35-percent stake in NMG.
Kenyan billionaire families Moi, Rai secure court pardon in $8.2-million land battle
The Moi family is said to be Kenya’s second-largest landowner after the Kenyattas.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris-linked Fertiglobe posts $1.07 billion in profit in 9M 2022
Fertiglobe is a 58-42 percent joint venture between OCI N.V. and ADNOC.
Abdul Samad Rabiu to construct $2.3-million ICT hub at Nigerian university
ASR Africa is a nonprofit foundation founded by Rabiu in April 2021.