Archives: Entrepreneurs

Nathan Kirsh is a Swazi billionaire businessman with a net worth of $5.3 billion in 2022. Nathan Kirsh began his career as a businessman with a corn milling and malt business in Eswatini. He returned to South Africa, where he was born, and acquired Moshal Gevisser, a successful wholesale food distribution business which he used… Read more »

Abdul Samad Rabiu is a Nigerian billionaire and businessman with a net worth of $6.9 billion in 2022. He is the founder and chairman of the BUA Group which was first established for the purpose of commodity trading with the importation of rice, cooking oil, flour, iron and steel. Today, it is a Nigerian conglomerate… Read more »

Strive Masiyiwa is the wealthiest Zimbabwean with a net worth of $2.7 billion in 2022. Educated in Scotland, Strive Masiyiwa returned to his home country of Zimbabwe after 17 years and started the technology company Econet Global. Econet Global has business operations in 20+ companies across five continents. Strive Masiyiwa has forged his way as… Read more »

Aziz Akhannouch is the Prime Minister of Morocco, as elected in September 2021. He is an African billionaire, businessman and politician with a net worth of $2.2 billion in 2022. Aziz Akhannouch is the co-owner and CEO of his father’s business, Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate with interests in the gas and oil sector. Learn… Read more »

Patrice Motsepe was the first black African billionaire to make it to the Forbes list. He currently has a net worth of $2.9 billion in 2022. Patrice Motsepe’s father was the owner of a small spaza shop popular with mine workers in the area. This early exposure to the mining and business world was instrumental… Read more »

Naguib Sawiris is one of the three sons of Egypt’s wealthiest family and has a net worth of $3.4 billion in 2022. He has been a key part of the success of the family business, Orascom Construction. The company split into different operating companies and Naguib Sawiris was chairman and CEO of the Orascom Telecom… Read more »

Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire who came from a humble background. His father was a teacher, and his mother was a businesswoman. Mike Adenuga worked as a taxi driver to fund his university education. Mike Adenuga began his successful business career by selling lace and distributing soft drinks, making his first million. His net… Read more »

Aliko Dangote is the wealthiest person in Africa with a net worth of $14 billion in 2022. Aliko Dangote was born into a wealthy Nigerian family. Dangote began his career as a successful businessman in 1977 when he established a small trading firm named The Dangote Group. Aliko Dangote was able to begin his business… Read more »

Johann Rupert is a South African Entrepreneur and businessman with a net worth of $10.2 billion in 2022. Johann Rupert is the eldest son of Anton Rupert, a successful businessman, who created Rembrandt Group Limited (now Remgro Limited). Johann Rupert began his career by founding Rand merchant Bank in South Africa, of which he was… Read more »

Nicky Oppenheimer comes from the Oppenheimer family, a South African family which was the first generation to chair De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company. He is the third richest African with a net worth of $8.7 billion in 2022. Nicky Oppenheimer’s working life was spent at the mining group Anglo American Corporation and De… Read more »