If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be richer than Capitec, which had a market cap of R75-billion at the end of November, Christo Wiese Worth R81.26-billion, Wiese is the richest man in South Africa. For the second year in a row he leads the Rich List compiled for Business Times by Who Owns Whom, after unseating Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg in 2014. Ironically, Wiese is also the biggest loser after the value of his shareholdings in, for example, Brait, Shoprite and Steinhoff International, to name a few, fell R23.5-billion from a year ago. The Rich List is based on the value of disclosed directors' holdings in JSE-listed companies for the period between December 1 2015 and November 30 2016. An overwhelming majority of those in the Top 200 - 157, to be exact - are white men, while black men take up 35 spots. There are only seven women in the Top 200, led by Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka at No34. Wierzycka's holding of just over 65% of Sygnia is worth R1.47-billion. The 22%...
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