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Patrice Motsepe, how he made his billions

Patrice Thlopane Motsepe has entrepreneurship baked in his bones.

It seems the South African born mining magnate has natural instincts for enterprise.

Looking at his accomplishments in the mining industry and business world its not hard to imagine that he possesses the so called “animal spirits” that renowned British economist John Maynard Keynes said drives entrepreneurs and causes them to see opportunities for value where others cannot.

  • Patrice Motsepe is a South African billionaire who has made a fortune estimated by Forbes to be in the region of US$ 2.6 billion.
  • His fortune has come from investments in the mining industry through a company he founded in 1997 called African Rainbow Minerals Limited.
  • African Rainbow Minerals is involved in the mining of gold, platinum, coal, ferrous and base metals.

According to Forbes, Motsepe’s personal fortune is estimated to be in the region of US$ 2.6 billion. Motsepe founded and …

Billionaires in Africa. www.theexchange.africa
  • On average, the continent’s billionaires are worth $4.7 billion now compared to the $3.4 billion in 2014
  • Aliko’s wealth has been increasing exponentially, from $10.1 billion in 2020, $12.1 billion in 2021, and 13.9 billion in 2022
  • Nigerian Abdulsamad’s worth has risen from $3.1 billion in2020 to $7 billion in 2022, arguably the best performer on the list.

The African economy is not doing so well. But that does not mean so are all the people on the continent!

Aliko Dangote, a business magnate in Nigeria, has topped the 2022 Forbes list of the richest men in Africa for the eleventh consecutive time.

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, the continent’s 18 billionaires’ combined worth is 15 per cent more than it was in 2021, standing at roughly $84.9 billion.

On average, the continent’s billionaires are worth $4.7 billion now compared to the $3.4 billion in 2014.

Soaring stock prices across sub-Saharan …