Managers of Wealth Africa

How much you would get if South Africa’s richest men gave all their money away today

As having an obscene amount of wealth equal to the same amount of wealth held by the poorest half of the country.

The changing face of energy investments in Africa

Tanzania has taken a different route with power supply and the state-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) is involved in generation, transmission and distribution.

Will hedge funds be a safe harbour in a possibly volatile year?

There’s a decent pickup in the US and growth this year will be quite good

Wiese slams perverse obsession with the rich

What better person is there to be managing and investing money than a person with a proven track record to earn it justly?

Understanding the Wealthiest Individuals in East Africa

In banking and finance this collection of the wealthiest of the wealthy are known as “ultra-high net worth individuals” (UHNWI) or for the purposes of this article “Individuals”.

21 trends that shaped African business in 2016

Some of these trends are more elaborate than others.

Number of African billionaires club shrinks – Forbes Rankings for 2017

The individuals’ combined wealth in 2017, according to Forbes, stood at $70 billion.

The South African King IV Report on Corporate Governance: themes and variations

One of King IV’s objectives is to broaden its acceptance by making it accessible and fit for implementation across a variety of sectors and organisational types

Mourant Ozannes advises East African mining company on LSE main market listing

The funds raised will capitalise the Gakara Project through trial mining and into production in 2017.

Two SA stocks that fit snugly into secret of wealth creation

We sometimes ignore this when investing in shares of listed companies.

2017 South African Financial Services Landscape is Set to Change – here’s how

Technology is set to change the South African financial services landscape

Razia Khan's 2017 key economic trends to watch in Africa

Hopes for faster growth rest on prospects in the region’s two largest economies.

Pensioners suffer massive prejudice

The commission's work faced dogged resistance from companies that were reluctant to submit crucial data.

The untold story of the Kenyattas' wealth

Such a move would lead to conflict, it warned.

The most popular bank in South Africa

The results showed that in 2016, Capitec continued to eat into the market share of its competitors.

Agenda 2063 raring to be implemented AU

Agenda 2063 is a framework formulated to guide Africa’s development in the next 50 years. It was adopted by African leaders in 2015.

‘Africa needs more financing institutions’

Banda noted that the projects funded by the bank do not only impact on national economies but also help improve household incomes, thereby addressing challenges such as poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and sanitation among others.

Will 2017 be as challenging for sub-Saharan Africa banks as 2016?

Looking at the east Africa region, where growth remains robust, the banking sector is nevertheless struggling with rising bad debts.

Africa’s private sector stands to lose from Brexit

Small scale makes deeper structural changes to African economies

Time for SA to tune into Africa’s views on its role

Growing lack of trust in SA’s bona fides…. SA’s BRICS and G20 memberships seem to little benefit the rest of Africa.

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