South African tycoon Jonathan Jawno suffers $6.3-million loss in 58 days
As a founding member of Transaction Capital, Jawno holds a significant 9.59-percent stake in the investment holding.
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Ghanaian executive Ebenezer Asante earns $2.7-million salary from MTN in 2022
Asante oversees the company’s operations in three key regions.
32-year-old South African tech entrepreneur Rupert Bryant’s Webafrica takes over Mweb
Thirty-two-year-old Rupert Bryant is the co-founder of Webafrica, one of South Africa’s most successful ISPs.
Botswana-based tycoon Jonathan Gibson gains $14.4 million in 2023
Gibson, who ranks as one of the richest investors on the Botswana Stock Exchange, holds 31,830,406 ordinary shares in Chobe Holdings.
7 companies owned by billionaire African energy mogul Benedict Peters
Billionaires.Africa has identified and tracked seven notable assets owned by billionaire Benedict Peters.
South African tycoon Johan Burger suffers $2-million loss from FirstRand stake
Burger, a seasoned director at FirstRand since 2009, owns a minority 0.110-percent ownership stake in FirstRand.
South African exec Dawie Mostert earns $2.5-million salary from Sibanye
Despite this notable decrease in compensation, Mostert remains a highly respected figure within the mining industry.
South African banker Faisal Mkhize’s salary at Absa tops $1 million
Mkhize is a seasoned veteran renowned for his extensive knowledge within South Africa’s financial services sector.
5 companies owned by Nicky Minaj
Minaj is among the best-selling artists, selling over 100 million records globally. She’s the leading female rapper of the 2010s and one of the all-time greats.
South African billionaire Laurie Dippenaar loses $41 million in FirstRand stake
Presently, Dippenaar holds a 1.76-percent stake in FirstRand, or 98,726,988 shares.
One of Botswana’s richest men, Ramachandran Ottapathu, loses $2.3 million
As the co-founder of Choppies, Ottapathu owns a controlling 24.48-percent stake in the supermarket chain, totaling 316,353,058 ordinary shares.
Liquidators pick 10,000 members for payout from South African tycoon Cornelius Steynberg’s firm
This comes as a U.S. federal court ordered Cornelius Steynberg to pay $3.4 billion in restitution to victims of forex fraud.
South African-born billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong loses $250 million
Despite the recent financial setback, Soon-Shiong’s influence in the medical field and his entrepreneurial spirit remain undiminished.
South African exec Margaret Nienaber’s salary at Standard Bank amounts to $2.3 million
As one of the top figures in the group, Nienaber has made significant contributions to the remarkable financial achievements of Standard Bank Group.
South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert’s firm to reward investors with $48.2-million dividend
Remgro Limited is a leading investment holding company led by South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert.
African-American billionaire Alex Karp loses $500 million in 8 weeks
The decline in Karp’s wealth can be directly attributed to the sudden slump in the market value of his 2.63-percent stake in Palantir Technologies.