Number of billionaires: 6
South Africa boasts of 6 billionaires. The second richest person in Africa, Johann Rupert and family is worth $12.2 billion and makes his wealth from luxury goods.
Nicky Oppenheimer and family is worth $9.5 billion gets his wealth from diamonds.
Koos Berker is revered for changing South African newspaper publisher, Naspers into an e-commerce investor and cable TV powerhouse. He is currently $2.8 billion.
Patrice Motsepe, the founder of African Rainbow minerals, has a current net worth of $2.8 billion.
Michiel Le Roux and Christoffel Wiese both have a net worth of $1.2 billion. Their sources of wealth are banking and retail respectively.
Origin
https://nairametrics.com/2024/06/07/african-countries-with-the-highest-number-of-billionaires-in-june-2024/
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