The Generosity Gameplan Step 4: React to the headlines

In the last three steps you’ve explored yourself: your heart and history, your Generosity Gaps, and your strengths. Step 4 is about turning outward and looking at the world. How do you want your generous impulses to manifest? On whatRead more…

Nigerians top African billionaires list

Lagos -There are far more African billionaires than previously thought, Ventures magazine said Monday in a report on the continent’s mega-rich, but the number of Africans living in extreme poverty has also shot up. Previous Africa-rich-lists named as few asRead more…

East Africa’s Asian Business Elite

Of the nine East Africans who made it onto the Ventures Africa inaugural ranking of the richest people in Africa, seven are of Asian descent. We look into the history that has made this so. VENTURES AFRICA – Kenyan-Indians, or WahindiRead more…

Giving Back – Africa’s New Donors

Rising from the depths of the global financial crisis, Africa’s richest are faring well. Among them is a breed of “billionaire philanthropist” – men and women who want to give back to their communities like never before. Philanthropy is aliveRead more…

Faith, Fortune, Philanthropy – Tsitsi Masiyiwa

The story of Tsitsi Masiyiwa from Zimbabwe who promised to help the poor if God helped her out of poverty. Thus far, she and her husband have funded scholarships for over 40,000 children.

The Richest People In Africa 2013

The combined fortune of Africa’s 55 billionaires is $143.88 billion. The average net worth of the members of this exclusive club is $2.6 billion, while the median age of the richest people in Africa is 65 years. The oldest billionairesRead more…