Johann Rupert ‘no longer’ Africa’s richest man as net worth slumps by $200 million
Despite the latest slump in his fortune, Rupert still retains his position as South Africa’s richest man.
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South African mining billionaire Brian Menell secures $200-million funding
Menell, founder of Techmet, is a scion of the Menell family who founded and controlled the Anglovaal Group.
Led by South Africa’s wealthy Ravazzotti family, Italtile faces tough times
Ravazzotti, the founder of Italtile, holds a 33.88-percent stake in Italtile, presently valued at $287.1 million.
South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert set to reap $233-million dividend in September
Rupert, who serves as Richemont’s chairman, holds a significant interest in the company through Compagnie Financiere Rupert.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese’s stake in Shoprite jumps by $100 million
Wiese, a South African billionaire who played an instrumental role in Shoprite’s growth, owns 11.63 percent of the company.
South African tycoon Adrian Gore loses $13.6 million as Discovery shares slump
Gore, who founded Discovery in 1992 and ranks as one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, owns a 7.48-percent stake in the Sandton-based insurance giant.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker’s net worth dips by $100 million
Despite these setbacks, Bekker remains one of the most affluent billionaires in Africa, boasting a net worth of $2.4 billion.
Net worth of Africa’s top billionaires Johann Rupert and Aliko Dangote plunges below $11 billion
The rivalry between Dangote and Rupert has become fierce, with the wealth gap shrinking from $1.2 billion in mid-June to a mere $100 million.
South African billionaire makes progress with Cape Winelands Airport
Hersov is set to complete the construction of the Cape Winelands Airport which he acquired in 2021.
South African billionaire Stephen Saad rakes in nearly $190 million
Saad, who founded Aspen Pharmacare Holdings in 1997, owns a 12.5-percent stake in the branded pharmaceutical company.
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.
7 companies founded by South African billionaire Rob Hersov
Hersov is a heir of the founding family of Anglovaal, a mining and industrial giant that was sold off in the late 1990s.
South African billionaire Michiel Le Roux’s Capitec stake surges to $1.25 billion
le Roux holds an 11.39-percent ownership stake in Capitec Bank, or 13,190,043 ordinary shares.
South African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg’s fortune slumps by $490 million
Glasenberg presently occupies the 275th spot on the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Africa’s first Black billionaire Patrice Motsepe hit by $200-million loss
The decline in Motsepe’s net worth can be attributed to the downturn in the market value of his 39.7-percent stake in African Rainbow Minerals.
South African billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer hit by $120-million loss in 5 days
Despite the decrease in net worth, Oppenheimer’s fortune of $9.28 billion makes him the 235th richest man globally.