Two South African billionaires are backing a new 5G network
Chris Otto's family office and Dimension Data co-founder Richard Came have backed Comsol's wholesale 5G network, launching this month.
South African billionaires
South African tycoon Daphne Mashile-Nkosi built a $1.3 billion manganese complex from nothing
Daphne Mashile-Nkosi started with no collateral and built a $1.3 billion manganese complex housing the world's largest sinter plant.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese says Ramaphosa should test every decision against jobs
Christo Wiese said President Cyril Ramaphosa should assess every decision by whether it creates jobs or destroys them.
South African billionaire Johann Rupert keeps control of Remgro as Ninety One takes 5%
Ninety One's clients have acquired 5.0156% of Remgro, worth about $310 million, though Johann Rupert's family retains voting control.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese says the infamous Stellenbosch Mafia controls nothing
Christo Wiese told a conference that members of the so-called Stellenbosch Mafia may be mafiosi but control nothing in South Africa.
South African billionaire Rob Hersov calls the country uninvestable and is investing anyway
Rob Hersov told a conference South Africa is uninvestable because of its illicit economy, while backing three new local ventures.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe says only an election can remove FIFA's Infantino
CAF president Patrice Motsepe says FIFA's 211 members should decide Gianni Infantino's future at the ballot box, not his critics.
South African tycoon Adrian Gore sets out the four principles behind Discovery's rise
Discovery founder Adrian Gore has published a book on leadership endorsed by BlackRock's Larry Fink and Alphabet's Ruth Porat.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese blames Pick n Pay's decline on its dividends
Christo Wiese says Pick n Pay's habit of paying out cash rather than reinvesting left it unable to keep pace with Shoprite.
South African billionaire Zak Calisto has sold $11.5 million of Karooooo stock in three weeks
Zak Calisto has sold 180,282 Karooooo shares worth about $11.5 million since late July, while keeping a stake valued above $1.1 billion.
South African billionaire Ivan Saltzman quits Dis-Chem board, ending the founding family's 48-year presence
Ivan Saltzman resigned from the Dis-Chem board with immediate effect, barely three weeks after taking the non-executive seat he retired into.
Stephen Saad's Aspen secures royalty-free rights to Merck's once-monthly HIV pill
Stephen Saad's Aspen Pharmacare is one of seven drugmakers licensed to make Merck's once-monthly HIV prevention pill in 129 countries.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe's ARM bets $912 million on platinum, reopening the mine it shut
Patrice Motsepe's African Rainbow Minerals will spend $912 million redeveloping the Bokoni platinum mine it closed last year, betting on a supply shortage.
Billionaire Johann Rupert's Remgro has paid chief executive Jannie Durand $13.8 million over 14 years
Jannie Durand has earned R227.6 million running Johann Rupert's Remgro since 2012, with his largest pay packages arriving in 2022 and 2023.
South African billionaire Zak Calisto's stake in Karooooo crosses $1 billion again after record quarter
Karooooo founder Zak Calisto's direct stake is worth about $1.05 billion after record subscriber additions lifted the vehicle-tracking group's value to $1.81 billion.
South Africa's richest man received a $140 million fee from Reinet's big sale
A Rupert family entity was paid a 2.3 billion rand performance fee after Johann Rupert's Reinet sold its largest asset for about 62 billion rand.