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Brothers Who Started Separate Billion-Dollar Companies Share One Piece Of Advice
04 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Entrepreneurs James and Daniel Kan each launched billion-dollar startups when they were in their 20s, and the reason for their success is pretty simple.
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These 12 Families Control A Cool R15 Trillion
29 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Add up the wealth of the world’s 12 richest families, and you’re left staring at a lot of zeros. Here’s who they are and how they made it.
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Bitter Billionaire Divorce Tactics Include Dead Fish And Fart Sprays
20 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The divorce battle between Bill Gross and his ex-wife turned extremely nasty, after the billionaire kicked up a stink and resorted to petty revenge tactics.
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Microsoft Just Bought This Company And Made Three Men Instant Billionaires
05 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The software giant splurged big bucks to buy a software development company, and in the process put a lot of money into the pockets of three lucky tech boffins.
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Mark Shuttleworth Had A Very, Very Good 2017
15 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
It might have been a mediocre 2017 for some of us, but not for Mark Shuttleworth who pocketed bars upon bars in the past year.
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World’s Youngest Billionaires Have A Nasty Skeleton In The Closet
08 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Viktoria-Katharina Flick and twin brother Karl-Friedrich Flick are worth more than R22 billion each, but there’s a reason they’re keeping a very low profile.
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How 35-Year-Old Daniel Ek Turned Spotify Into A R300 Billion Business
04 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
“Music, makes the people, come together” sings Madonna. It has also made Spotify founder Daniel Ek a billionaire many times over.
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A Quick Look Inside This 24-Year-Old Norwegian Salmon Billionaire’s Insane Life
09 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Your Instagram is great, sweetie, but you’ve got some way to go before you can rival Gustav Magnar Witzøe. It helps that he’s worth R22,6 billion.
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Someone Just Bought R4,5 Billion Of Bitcoin
22 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 15 Comments
Just before bitcoin surged back and made significant gains, an unknown trader bought $400 million worth. Seems like they know something we don’t.
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The SA-Born Billionaire Who Just Bought The LA Times For R6 Billion Was Once Sued By Cher
09 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Patrick Soon-Shiong might be America’s wealthiest doctor, but his reasons for buying one of the country’s most popular newspapers stem from growing up in South Africa.
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Private Investigation Reveals New Details In Billionaire Couple Murder Case
22 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
When Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead in the basement of their Toronto home, police put it down to a murder-suicide. Private investigators beg to differ.
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South Africa Has A New Dollar Billionaire
11 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When your net worth reaches a billion rand you’re doing just fine, but to play in the big leagues you’ll need a billion greenbacks. Now there’s another South African on that list.
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Mysterious Billionaire Death In Canada Sparks Murder Rumours
18 Dec 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A billionaire couple has been found dead in the basement of their Toronto home, and now their deaths are being treated as suspicious.
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Divorce, Drugs And Kidnapping: The Colourful Life Story Of America’s Newest 35-Year-Old Billionaire
09 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Upon turning 35, Lynsi Snyder found herself listed as one of America’s youngest billionaires. The life she has lived, however, has been full of tragic events.
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Ukraine Model’s Success Landing A Billionaire (Trump’s Mate) Is Apparently Inspirational
10 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Donald and Melania Trump’s closest friends are a couple just like them: an American billionaire paired up with an Eastern European beauty.
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This Is What A R9 Billion Yacht Looks Like
05 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There are countless yachts being designed for prospective clients at any given time, but this one ranks right up there with the peachiest.
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Christo Wiese Just Dropped R24 Billion
28 Sep 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When you’re worth close to R90 billion you’ve certainly got a little wiggle room, but no one takes dropping over R20 billion lightly.
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There’s A New Richest Man In South Africa – And Someone Else Lost R29 Billion
04 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
While the world’s richest1% are still sitting pretty, a few shuffles have occurred here in South Africa. We’ve not a new number one too.
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This Is What Happened To The 400 Wealthiest People In The World’s Money Following Brexit
27 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s wealthy people and then there are billionaires, and this how how much money they lost after the UK decided to leave the EU.
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Highlights From The 2016 UK Rich List – Lewis Hamilton And Borat Enter The Fray
28 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A list of Britain’s wealthiest people has just been released and due to the financial crisis, there has been a little bit of a shift.
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How Many Daily Habits Do You Have In Common With These Incredible Successful People?
14 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
For some, it appears that success is a walk in the park – but the personal sacrifices that one makes almost always go unnoticed.
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How Peculiar – Please Enjoy This Bricklayer With R6.6b In The Bank
29 Mar 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s the story that has grabbed Australia’s attention over the weekend, a bricklayer nabbed by police showing a rather impressive bank account.
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This Is How Many Millionaires Left South Africa Last Year – Thanks, Zuma
29 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Man, South Africa’s financial climate is scaring away all the rich folk, and they are choosing countries that are pretty average, too.
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Crazy Facts About Bill Gates’ R1,9 Billion Mansion
18 Dec 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Bill Gates’ billionaire lair is just as extravagant as you’d think, but he still keeps things natural.
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They’re Selling This R2.2 Billion Home – Most Expensive In America [Video]
12 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
This billionaire piece of real estate is up for sale in Florida and, well, just watch the promo vid for a good laugh at dramatic, affluent flair.
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That Billionaire Who Wants To Buy Two Islands For The Refugees Is Not Kidding
15 Sep 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
When you have the ability to change the lives of thousands it’s easy to make false promises. Looks like this chap wasn’t joking though.
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The Guy Who Invented Minecraft Explains Why You Don’t Want To Win The Lottery
03 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Be warned, money can make you super unhappy – but all you got to do is not let the blinding lights of newfound fame cloud your mind.
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10 Things You Need To Know About The Camps Bay Murder Suspect
06 Aug 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It takes quite a murder to draw attention away from Cecil and Walter Palmer but the mystery surrounding the Camps Bay murder is doing just that. Here’s the latest on old Diego.
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So This Billionaire Is Making It His Business To Find Aliens
21 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Humans have always been fascinated with the search for extraterrestrial life, although usually they don’t have a few billion dollars lying around to dig deeper. Enter this guy.
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One Of The Richest Men In The World Is Giving His Entire R390 Billion Fortune To Charity
01 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
There’s a certain element of feeling good about oneself that comes from helping out where you can. I imagine this chap is feeling pretty good right about now.
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