Led by South African Saltzman family, Dis-Chem Pharmacies expects earnings to surge by 24.5 percent
The Saltzman family owns a beneficial 45.2-percent share in the healthcare company.
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Nigerian banking tycoon Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank posts $140.1 million in profit in Q1 2022
Ovia owns a significant 16.2-percent stake in the company.
Egypt leads with seven billionaires, as Cairo reigns supreme as Africa’s billionaire city
Egypt’s seven billionaires account for $17.83 billion of Egypt’s $307 billion in private wealth.
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu’s UBA earns $100 million in profit in Q1 2022
Elumelu owns a sizable 6.39-percent stake in the company.
Kenyan businessman James Mwangi loses over $5.4 million from stake in Equity Group
As of press time, Mwangi’s stake in the Kenyan financial services group is valued at $52.81 million.
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa gains $1.7 billion so far this year
The billionaire has surpassed South African mining tycoon Patrice Motsepe as the richest Black man in Southern Africa.
Nigerian tycoon banker Herbert Wigwe gains over $1.2 million in seven days
Four weeks ago, the bank completed its transformation from Access Bank Plc to Access Holdings Plc.
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion, twice net worth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote
So far this year, Musk’s net worth has dropped by over $13 billion, while Dangote’s risen by $1.32 billion.
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga gains $5.2 million from stake in oil company
Conoil is a Nigerian petroleum marketing company led by Adenuga, who owns 74.4 percent of the company.
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch loses $45 million from stake in Afriquia Gaz
Akhannouch remains one of the richest investors on the Casablanca bourse and one of Morocco’s richest businessmen.
Egyptian businesswoman Hend El-Sherbini to pocket $17.9 million in dividends from IDH
This is a quarter of the $70-million dividend approved by the board at the end of the 2021 financial year.
South African mogul Neal Froneman’s Sibanye-Stillwater approves new fund to drive R&D
Froneman owns a 0.074-percent stake in the company worth more than $10 million.
Johann Rupert-linked Grindrod is looking for buyers for its banking subsidiary
Grindrod is a global freight logistics and shipping services company.
Egyptian tycoon Ashraf Sabry’s Fawry records over $13 million in net profits in 2021
Fawry is one of Africa’s leading fintech companies, offering more than 250 e-payment services.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Cement posts $79.7 million in profit in Q1 2022
The result suggests that it is on track to deliver yet another record performance at the end of Q2 2022.
Egyptian tycoon Hend El-Sherbini’s IDH reports $80 million in profit as COVID-19 tests drive growth
IDH is a leading consumer healthcare group in the Middle East and Africa.