South African-born billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong gains $180 million
Patrick Soon-Shiong’s net worth has experienced a significant upswing, rising from $8.68 billion on August 28 to an impressive $8.86 billion
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Aliko Dangote’s sugar firm soars, becoming Africa’s newest billion-dollar empire
This remarkable milestone has further solidified Dangote’s status as the richest man on the African continent.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns rights worth millions to artists and songwriters
Bad Boy Entertainment, founded by Combs in 1993, soared to prominence during the 1990s.
Africa’s first Black billionaire Patrice Motsepe to receive $56 million in dividends from ARM
Motsepe, who founded ARM in 1997 as South Africa’s first Black-owned mining firm, presently owns a 40.37-percent stake in the company.
Insurance firm linked to Kenya’s Peter Munga achieves $11.2 million in H1 profit
Munga owns a significant stake in Britam Holdings, with 72 million shares, making him one of its largest shareholders.
Hip-hop billionaire Jay-Z-backed Btrust acquires Qala, an African Bitcoin talent firm
Jack Dorsey and entertainment mogul Jay-Z established Btrust as an endowment dedicated to funding Bitcoin development initiatives.
South African banker Harry Kellan earns $1.9-million salary from FirstRand
In recent years, Kellan has become an indispensable figure within FirstRand’s executive team.
5 companies linked to South African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg
Glasenberg’s substantial stake in Glencore, acquired through his funds and dividends, now stands at 9.81 percent, worth $6.67 billion.
German billionaire Clemens Tönnies to set up meat processing company in Namibia
Tönnies is a co-owner of Tönnies Holding ApS & Co, an international food-processing company and one of Germany’s largest companies.
Egyptian billionaire Ahmed Ezz gains $19 million
Ezz, a leading Egyptian industrialist, owns 60.7 percent of Ezz Steel, which translates to 329,816,198 shares in the steel behemoth.
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga suffers $7.5-million loss as Conoil shares dip
Despite this setback, Adenuga stands as one of the wealthiest billionaires not only in Nigeria but on the African continent.
Orascom, owned by Egypt’s richest family, to modernize Cairo-Beni Suef rail route
Orascom Construction, an engineering and construction contractor with a primary focus on infrastructure, is led by Egypt’s richest family — the Sawiris family.
Malagasy tycoon Hassanein Hiridjee’s Axian raises $158.3 million from JP Morgan
Axian Telecom, a subsidiary of Hiridjee’s conglomerate, hopes to use the funds to support its operations in Tanzania and Madagascar.
7 businesses owned by polarizing Internet personality Andrew Tate
Tate, a former U.S.-British kickboxing champion and a polarizing Internet personality, presently ranks as the world’s most searched individual.
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu gains $3 million in 32 days from UBA stake
Elumelu, with a 7.17-percent stake in UBA, or 2,450,603,739 ordinary shares, ranks as one of the richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange.
Michael Jordan’s sneakers fetch $2.2 million, becoming world’s most expensive ever sold
Jordan’s journey from a basketball icon to a billionaire continues to captivate the world, underscoring his mark on sports history and the business world.