South Africa is arguably one of the richest and largest economies in Africa and this is as a result of good governance as well as the activities of certain persons who through hard work and entrepreneurship have managed to put South Africa on the map.
The richest South African is Elon Reeve Musk. Elon Musk is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and the Chief Designer of SpaceX. Elon Musk has an estimated net worth of $175.7 billion. The following is a list of the richest people in South Africa.
1. Nicky Oppenheimer – R95.2 billion
2. Johann Rupert – R82.96 billion
3. Christoffel Wiese – R76.16 billion
4. Ivan Glasenberg – R65.28 billion
5. Patrice Motsepe – R34.4
6. Koos Bekker – R28.56 billion
7. Allan Gray – R24.48 billion
8. Stephen Saad – R16.32 billion
9. Jannie Mouton – R13.6 billion
10. Lauritz Dippenaar – R8.5 billion
11. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa- R8 billion
12. Vusi Thembekwayo – R8 billion
13.Michiel Le Roux – R7.2 billion
14. Raymond Ackerman – R6.9 billion
15. Adrian Gore – R6.7 billion
16. Gerrit Thomas Ferreira – R5.8 billion
17. Gus Attridge – R5.7 billion
18. Giovanni Ravazzotti – R4.73 billion
19. Desmond Sacco – R4.73 billion
20. Mark Shuttleworth – R4.73 billion
21. Wendy Appelbaum – R4.73 billion
22. Paul Harris – R3.4 billion
23. Tokyo Sexwale -R2.9 billion
24. Wendy Ackerman – R2.5 billion
25. Sipho Nkosi – R1.9 billion
26. Irene Charnley – R1.5 billion
27. Bridgette Radebe – R1.3 billion
28. Zwelibanzi Vincent Mntambo -R1.1 billion
29. Yvonne Chaka Chaka – R1 billion
30. Black Coffee -R933 million
31.Nkululeko Leonard Sowazi – R26 million
32. Mike Teke – R682 million
33. Saki Macozoma – R565 million
34. Dalikhaya Zihlangu – R533 million
35. Richard Maponya -R400 million
36. Jacob Zuma – R290 million
37. Steve Hofmeyr – R245 million
38. AKA -R170 million
39. Somizi -R77 million
40. Rebecca Malope -R60 million
41. Die Antwood -R49 million
42. Casper Nyovest – R46 million
43. Kwesta – R31 million
44. Oskido – R31 million
45. DJ Euphonik – R29 million
46. Da L.E.S – R18 million
47. K.O -R17 million
48.Tumi Molekane -R16 million
49. Juanita Du Plessis – R16 million
50. Jack Parow – R13 million