Inside the biggest billionaire donations in Africa in 2025
Africa’s billionaires ramped up giving in 2025, funding schools, hospitals and startups as governments face tight budgets and rising public needs.
Mark Shuttleworth
South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth rules out Canonical IPO
Open-source infrastructure house Canonical has the financial base for a public listing, but founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth says the timing is wrong.
South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth donates $1 Million to save the world’s largest flying bird
The Ubuntu founder’s donation gives new momentum to a global conservation effort to protect the wandering albatross.
5 companies founded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth
South African billionaire and space tourist Mark Shuttleworth has built businesses in Internet security, hospitality and financial services.
Mark Shuttleworth: 49-year-old tech tycoon who is the first South African in space
Shuttleworth’s entrepreneurial journey began in 1995 with the inception of Thawte Consulting.
5 South African tech tycoons you should know
South Africa’s tech ecosystem has witnessed a paradigm shift thanks to a league of pioneering tech entrepreneurs and visionaries
South African tech billionaire Mark Shuttleworth plans to list Canonical in 2023
Shuttleworth plans to list Ubuntu software maker Canonical in 2023.
Eight Thriving African Billionaires Who Are 60 Years Old and Under
These eight billionaires aged 60 and under are continuing to take the world by storm.