Wealth can be measured in a number of ways, one of which is by how much stock value you hold on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, or JSE.
Money, money, money – it’s a rich, elderly white man’s world. The inaugural Wealth Index of South Africa’s wealthiest execs pretty much proves that.
Tonight will see Barcelona and Sundowns do battle in the first ever Mandela Centenary Cup, and the whole thing has cost Patrice Motsepe some serious cash.
The Reputation Institute’s survey results, published at the weekend, show that out of the 24 public figures surveyed for perceived trustworthiness, President Zuma comes in at position 19, scoring just 36 percent. The only politician who scored lower than Zuma was former Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mbhazima Shilowa.
Forbes.com released a list of Africa’s 20 most powerful business people yesterday (they do like a list over there at Forbes) and it wasn’t too hard to pick up a trend on the list of the continent’s commercial high flyers – no less than 12 of them are South African. Are we awesome, or what? We’ve got the full list, including our Mzansi business powerhouses, after the jump!