{"id":106625,"date":"2015-12-09T19:20:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=106625"},"modified":"2015-12-09T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T14:36:29","slug":"this-is-south-africas-richest-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/106625\/this-is-south-africas-richest-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"This is South Africa’s richest woman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes has released its Africa rich list for 2015, which includes the names of the wealthiest women on the continent.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Forbes list, Destiny Connect<\/a> has also listed a few wealthy women who may have slipped under the radar.<\/p>\n

De Morgenzen Wine Estate owner, Wendy Appelbaum is listed as South Africa’s richest woman, with a net worth of around $600 million (R8.76 billion).<\/p>\n

Along with being one of the most wealthy individuals in the country, Appelbaum also happens to be\u00a0one of Africa\u2019s most active philanthropists, having donated over US$23 million (R274 million) of her wealth to charities.<\/p>\n

She’s the only daughter of South African business tycoon, Donald Gordon\u00a0–\u00a0the man behind the development of Sandton City and the namesake of the\u00a0Gordon Institute of Business Science.<\/p>\n

However, while Appelbaum may be South Africa’s richest woman, she only ranks as the fourth wealthiest woman on the African continent.<\/p>\n

Leading the way for women on the continent is Isabel do Santos daughter of Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos.<\/p>\n

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Isabel dos Santos<\/p><\/div>\n

She built her wealth in oil and diamonds, as well as other investments in the banking sector. She is considered the first female billionaire in Africa.<\/p>\n

Another businesswoman who’s made wealth through oil is Famfa Oil CEO, Foloruso Alakija. The Nigerian business leader started off her career in fashion, before expanding her business interests into oil and other investments.<\/p>\n

Here are the 10 richest women in Africa<\/h3>\n
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#<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nSource<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nNet Worth (est.)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIsabel dos Santos<\/td>\nOil, Banking<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\n$3.4 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFolorunso Alakija<\/td>\nOil<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n$1.7 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHajia Bola Shagaya<\/td>\nOil, Banking<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n$600 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nWendy Appelbaum<\/td>\nWine, Investments<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$260 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWendy Ackerman<\/td>\nRetail<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$190 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nIrene Charnley<\/td>\nTelecoms<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$150 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNgina Kenyatta<\/td>\nPolitics<\/td>\nKenya<\/td>\n$110 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBridgette Radebe<\/td>\nMining<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$68.5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSharon Wapnick<\/td>\nLaw<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$43 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nElisabeth Bradley<\/td>\nInvestments<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n$32 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More on wealth<\/h3>\n

These are the richest South African businessmen in 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This South African native has lost nearly R50 billion in 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Top 20 best paid executives in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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