When we talk about tycoons, magnates, and wealthy barons, we usually focus on their car collections, lifestyles, and net ...

After making billions in cement, Nigerian Aliko Dangote is tackling oil and corruption in his quest to become Africa’s ...

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South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented highlights of his upcoming budget to colleagues two weeks ago, but skipped a crucial detail to stop it from leaking — triggering a major ...

Welcome back to the Money blog. We've kicked off the week by exploring what it's like to be a teacher - and it's not all lovely long holidays. Elsewhere, a quarter of employers say they're planning to ...

Coal-fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa's electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa. To move away from coal and meet its ...

President Trump has ordered a freeze on all foreign aid to South Africa in an executive order he signed Friday, claiming that ...

The 53-year old South Africa-born billionaire immigrated to ... billionaires list worth over $4.8 billion each. The 500 richest people in the world, according to Bloomberg’s list, have all ...

The king of a North African country is thought to be one of continent's richest leaders ... Only three monarchies remain in Africa, one in Morocco and two in the tiny southern nations of Lesotho ...

Naspers stands as Africa’s richest company, valued at an impressive £28bn. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Naspers has evolved from a media company founded in 1915 into a global tech and e ...

The world’s richest man is boasting about destroying ... Elon Musk probably has a net worth greater than that of the poorest billion people on Earth. Just since Donald Trump’s election ...