{"id":149623,"date":"2017-01-09T18:12:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=149623"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T07:14:04","slug":"south-africas-richest-people-in-africa-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/149623\/south-africas-richest-people-in-africa-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s richest people in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes has published its annual African rich-list, listing\u00a0the 21 richest people living in Africa – while also naming South Africa’s richest people at the start of 2017.<\/p>\n

Those who feature on the list combine to make up a net worth of $70 billion. This is down from the 2015\/16 list\u00a0which featured\u00a023 African billionaires worth a combined $79.8 billion, which is in turn was down from 28 African billionaires in 2014.<\/p>\n

South Africans and Egyptians make up the majority of the list,\u00a0each boasting six billionaires – although South Africa boasts the greatest amount of wealth, worth a combined $22.7 billion, $7 billion more than Egypt\u2019s six billionaires.<\/p>\n

Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote remains Africa\u2019s richest person for the sixth year running with a $12.1 billion fortune, while only two female billionaires feature in Africa’s richest: Angola’s Isabel dos Santos – Africa\u2019s richest woman with a $3.2 billion fortune, and Nigeria\u2019s Folorunsho Alakija.<\/p>\n

At 41, Tanzanian Mohammed Dewji is Africa\u2019s youngest billionaire, well below the average age of 63.<\/p>\n

In South Africa, the three-way tug-o-war between the country’s top three billionaires continues, with diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer pushing ahead of luxury goods Tycoon Johann Rupert and retail businessman Christo Wiese, to take the top spot.<\/p>\n

Rupert and Wiese have both held the position as South Africa’s richest man over the past 2 years.<\/p>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/th>\nCountry<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nNet Worth<\/strong><\/th>\nOrigin of Wealth<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nAliko Dangote<\/td>\n$12.1 billion<\/td>\nCement, sugar, flour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nNicky Oppenheimer & family<\/strong><\/td>\n$7 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nDiamonds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nMike Adenuga<\/td>\n$5.8 billion<\/td>\nTelecom, oil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nJohann Rupert & family<\/strong><\/td>\n$5.5 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nLuxury goods<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nChristoffel Wiese<\/strong><\/td>\n$5.5 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nRetail<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nNassef Sawiris<\/td>\n$5.3 billion<\/td>\nConstruction, chemicals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nNaguib Sawiris<\/td>\n$3.7 billion<\/td>\nTelecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAngola<\/td>\nIsabel dos Santos<\/td>\n$3.2 billlion<\/td>\nInvestments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nAlgeria<\/td>\nIssad Rebrab & family<\/td>\n$3.1 billion<\/td>\nFood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nMohamed Mansour<\/td>\n$2.7 billion<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nKoos Bekker<\/strong><\/td>\n$2 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nMedia, investments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMorocco<\/td>\nOthman Benjelloun<\/td>\n$1.9 billion<\/td>\nBanking, insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nYasseen Mansour<\/td>\n$1.8 billion<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\nFolorunsho Alakija<\/td>\n$1.6 billion<\/td>\nOil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nPatrice Motsepe<\/strong><\/td>\n$1.6 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nMining<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nMorocco<\/td>\nAziz Akhannouch & family<\/td>\n$1.4 billion<\/td>\nPetroleum, diversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nTanzania<\/td>\nMohammed Dewji<\/td>\n$1.4 billion<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nYoussef Mansour<\/td>\n$1.1 billion<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nEgypt<\/td>\nOnsi Sawiris<\/td>\n$1.1 billion<\/td>\nConstruction, telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nMorocco<\/td>\nAnas Sefrioui<\/td>\n$1.1 billion<\/td>\nReal estate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\nStephen Saad<\/strong><\/td>\n$1.1 billion<\/strong><\/td>\nPharmaceuticals<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Read: These are the richest businessmen in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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