{"id":106395,"date":"2015-12-06T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=106395"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T11:47:34","slug":"these-are-the-richest-south-african-businessmen-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/106395\/these-are-the-richest-south-african-businessmen-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the richest South African businessmen in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sunday Times has published its rich-list for 2015, showing that South Africa has 52 billionaires, with a combined wealth exceeding R334 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Topping the list for 2015, is Christo Wiese, who has seen his wealth swell by 200%, to R104.8 billion, according to the paper.<\/p>\n<p>The list was compiled by Who Owns Whom, which extracted the shareholdings of\u00a0 company executives, using market prices reflected on November 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Wiese has a 34.55% share in Brait SE, along with a 17.29% holding in Steinhoff International, which boosted earnings by R28.8 billion, and R56.5 billion respectively. Wiese also handily holds a 15.75% stake in Shoprite Holdings, worth R12.8 billion in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Glasenburg has had a <a href=\"http:\/\/This South African native has lost nearly R50 billion in 2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">torrid 2015<\/a>. The chief executive of commodities giant Glencore, has seen is fortune plummet in 2015, but still comes in at number two.<\/p>\n<p>John Whittaker, of Intu Properties, is third, followed by Aspen Pharamacare&#8217;s Stephen Saad, and Bruno Steinhoff of Steinhoff fame &#8211; <span class=\"st\">a South African-based international furniture and household goods retail chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\">#<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Billionaire<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Main Company<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">\u00a0Share holding<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">Total fortune<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Christo Wiese<\/td>\n<td>Brait SE<\/td>\n<td>34.55%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R104.8 billion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Ivan Glasenberg<\/td>\n<td>Glencore<\/td>\n<td>8.31%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R24.9 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>John Whittaker<\/td>\n<td>Intu Properties<\/td>\n<td>25.02%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R23.5 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Saad<\/td>\n<td>Aspen Pharmacare<\/td>\n<td>12.13%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R17.3 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Bruno Steinhoff<\/td>\n<td>Steinhoff<\/td>\n<td>5.04%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R16.5 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Jannie Mouton<\/td>\n<td>PSG Group<\/td>\n<td>22.48%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R14.0 billion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Laurie Dippenaar<\/td>\n<td>First Rand\/RMB<\/td>\n<td>1.87%\/5.34%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R12.7 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Remnbrandt Trust<\/td>\n<td>Remgro<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R12.0 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Koos Bekker<\/td>\n<td>Naspers<\/td>\n<td>1.12%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R10.1 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Michiel le Roux<\/td>\n<td>Capitec Bank<\/td>\n<td>11.5%<\/td>\n<td><strong>R8.0 billion<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Discovery&#8217;s Adrian Gore featured at no12 on the list, with R7.2 billion fortune due to his 7.765 holding in the financial services firm, while Patrice Motsepe&#8217;s fortune amounted to R3.8 billion, due to a 40.35% holding in African Rainbow Minerals.<\/p>\n<p>Johann Rupert was 20th on the list, with investments in Richemont, Reinet Investments, and Remgro amounting to a fortune of R3.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p><em>The full list can be found in the December 6, 2015 edition of the Sunday Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on wealth<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a 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