Famous Brands, built by South Africa's wealthy Halamandaris family, stumbles in Botswana
Famous Brands, the Steers and Wimpy owner co-founded by the Halamandaris family, expects interim earnings to drop as much as 33% after a Botswana writedown.
South African business
How South African founder Hendrik du Toit built Ninety One, which manages $240 billion
Hendrik du Toit started with an empty desk and less than R200 million in 1991. The firm he built, Ninety One, now manages $240 billion.
South African tycoon Richard Maponya's heirs take his empire into airport retail
Richard Maponya built a R1 billion empire under apartheid. Six years after his death, his children have fought over the estate and kept expanding it.
Discovery founder Adrian Gore and top executives sell $7 million in shares
Nine Discovery executives, including founder Adrian Gore, sold R117.9 million ($7.1 million) of shares after long-term incentive awards vested in September.
Billionaire Zak Calisto's Cartrack faces scrutiny after a 29-year-old employee died at its Rosebank office
Zak Calisto's Cartrack is under scrutiny after 29-year-old employee Gcina Dhladhla died at its Rosebank head office on June 6, prompting calls for a Labour Department investigation.
10 companies owned by South African multimillionaire Robert Gumede
Robert Gumede built one of Africa's biggest black-owned IT company from scratch. Here is every business the South African tycoon owns in 2026.
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.