Zimbabwe: Masiyiwa Net Worth Jumps 125pc

28 January 2022

The net worth of Zimbabwe's telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, who has recently been appointed to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation board, has surged 125 percent to US$2.7 billion (R41.3 billion), Forbes said in a new report on Africa's 18 billionaires, including Johann Rupert, the second-richest person on the continent.

Koos Bekker, the South African business person who has made a fortune in media and e-commerce, is also on the list. His net worth dropped to US$2,7 billion from US$2,8 billion last year "as the share prices of consumer Internet firms Naspers and Prosus fell more than 20 percent each".

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