In 2013, Mornay Walters warned Forbes Africa that hackers listen to your conversations and sabotage your deals. Two years later, he has reaped the reward of privacy paranoia and is now head of a $130-Million company; proving that secrecy, as well as the customer, is king. Industrial espionage is not a threat, its a promise, he says.
Paul Harris is the unassuming man who built fortune on banking and bright ideas. He, along with two other millionaires, his university friend GT Ferreira and colleague Laurie Dippenaar, took $10,000 and forged the $2.1 billion FirstRand empire, the largest bank in South Africa, by market value, according to Reuters. You could say Harris is: the father of FirstRand; the grandfather of Rand Merchant Bank Holdings (RMBH); and the great grandfather of First National Bank (FNB), OUTsurance and Discovery Health –all pillars of South African business.
Lira, South Africa’s multiplatinum-selling afro-soul singer and dollar millionaire, overcame failure and depression to build her own company and brand – and she’s not one for displaying her wealth.
