South Africa is a country with lots of opportunities and these are the few who have maximized those opportunities and made up to a billion dollars .
1 .Johan Rupert
Johann is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro. His estimated net worth is $8.2 billion.
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2.Nicky Oppenheimer
He is the former chairman of De Beers diamond mining company, and deputy chairman of Anglo American. Nicky’s estimated net worth is $8 b
3.Patrick Soon Shiong
Soon-Shiong became a billionaire by selling two of his drug companies: APP Pharmaceuticals and Abraxis BioScience. He owns the Los Angeles Times.
He also has shares in the Lakers professional basketball team. His net worth is $7.5 billion
4.Ivan Glasenberg
According to Forbes he’s worth $6.2b . Ivan is the largest shareholder at Glencore, the world’s biggest commodities trader.
5.Patrice Motsepe
Patrice is the first black African on the Forbes billionaires list . He became a billionaire in 2008 . He’s largely into mining and he’s worth $3b
6.Koos Bekker
The chairman of group Naspers, a media company which operates in over 130 companies .. He’s worth $3b according to Forbes
7.Michiel Le Roux
Michiel is a banker and the founder of Capitek bank and owns 11% off the total shares
He’s total net worth is $1.6b
Source: cbgist.com