Despite the belief that Africa is a poorer country, many of the richest people in the world live there. These people include Aliko Dangote whose worth is almost $21 billion, Johann Rupert whose worth is $7.9 billion, and Nicky Oppenheimer whose worth is $6.6 billion.
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Robert Gumede is ranked number 23 in the top 100 richest men in south africa
Nhlahla Ricardo Mongwe of Mongwe Holdings pty LTD. A University of Johannesburg graduate. Currently resides in Brynston Johannesburg.
Africa is a huge continent, and there are millionaires throughout the continent. Topping the list is Aliko Dangote who is worth $20,800 million dollars. Johann Rupert and family take second with $7,900 million dollars.
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Below is the list of the top 10 according to CIA world factbook.Country GDP - per capita:1 Equatorial Guinea $ 50,2002 Mauritius $ 13,5003 South Africa $ 13,0004 Libya $12,7005 Botswana $11,4006 Tunisia $8,6007 Seychelles $7,8008 Algeria $ 7,7009 Namibia $ 7,40010 Gabon $ 7,200South Africa is the richest country in Africa. It has the biggest economy in Africa, followed by Egypt and then Nigeria, meaning South Africa the richest country in terms of GDP.(http://www.clickafrique.com/Magazine/ST014/CP0000002788.aspx)SA might not be the richest country in terms of GDP per capita but that is not a measurement of a its total wealth. Mauritius is the richest country in Africa only in terms of GDP per capita, but it has a very small economy and no meaningful natural reserves.Finally, although Nigeria is very rich in natural resources, such as oil, it does not come close to the resource wealth of South Africa. Don't forget its huge reserves of gold and platinum. South Africa is sitting on nearly 40% of the worlds platinum reserves.In fact, according to Citigroup, South Africa is the richest countryin the world in terms of natural reserves, with 2.5 trillion dollars worth of resources, followed by Russia and then Australia.(http://www.4castresearch.com/economy/economy/1572-sa-richest-country-in-the-world.html)It is safe to say that South Africa is the richest country in Africa.South Africa is the richest country in Africa. It has the biggest economy in Africa, followed by Egypt and then Nigeria, meaning South Africa the richest country in terms of GDP.(http://www.clickafrique.com/Magazine/ST014/CP0000002788.aspx)SA might not be the richest country in terms of GDP per capita but that is not a measurement of a its total wealth. Mauritius is the richest country in Africa only in terms of GDP per capita, but it has a very small economy and no meaningful natural reserves.Finally, although Nigeria is very rich in natural resources, such as oil, it does not come close to the resource wealth of South Africa. Don't forget its huge reserves of gold and platinum. South Africa is sitting on nearly 40% of the worlds platinum reserves.In fact, according to Citigroup, South Africa is the richest countryin the world in terms of natural reserves, with 2.5 trillion dollars worth of resources, followed by Russia and then Australia.(http://www.4castresearch.com/economy/economy/1572-sa-richest-country-in-the-world.html)It is safe to say that South Africa is the richest country in Africa.============================================================The richest countries based on GDP, a country's productivity.The GDP is a measure of if all the goods and services of country where divided it people what is the average dollar amount of goods and services they produce. According to this metric Equatorial Guinea is #1, the people produce an average of $50,200 of goods per person.
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There are a number of extremely wealthy people in in the Republic of South Africa. The top eight wealthiest people are Johann Rupert, Nicky Oppenheimer, Christoffel Wiese, Patrice Motsepe, Koos Bekker, Stephen Saad, Allan Gray, and Desmond Sacco.
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Lakshmi Mittal of Mittal Steel is the wealthiest person in South Africa, with a wealth valued at R14.68 bn. He is a 52.02% shareholder in Mittal Steel. Nicholas Oppenheimer, director of Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa, Ltd is the wealthiest native-born South African. His current wealth is estimated at R14.09 bn.
Johannesburg is the richest city in South Africa and in Africa, hence millions of people come to live in Johannesburg in order to find employment or to make money in the informal market. Basically people live in Johannesbug because this is where the most money is to be had.