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Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala, Absa Group’s Kenny Fihla, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, SanlamAllianz’s Heinie Werth, Nedbank Group’s Jason Quinn, and Old Mutual’s Jurie Strydom represent more than individual corporate leaders. Collectively, they sit at the helm of institutions controlling hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, deposits, premiums, and market capitalisation across Africa. Their strategic decisions influence capital flows, credit creation, insurance penetration, and digital finance ecosystems across multiple markets. As they pivot attention toward East Africa, they are not merely expanding footprints; they are reshaping regional banking, telecom, insurance, and investment architecture for the next phase of continental growth.
Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala, Absa Group’s Kenny Fihla, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, SanlamAllianz’s Heinie Werth, Nedbank Group’s Jason Quinn, and Old Mutual’s Jurie Strydom represent more than individual corporate leaders. Collectively, they sit at the helm of institutions controlling hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, deposits, premiums, and market capitalisation across Africa. Their strategic decisions influence capital flows, credit creation, insurance penetration, and digital finance ecosystems across multiple markets. As they pivot attention toward East Africa, they are not merely expanding footprints; they are reshaping regional banking, telecom, insurance, and investment architecture for the next phase of continental growth.

South Africa’s capital is moving north-east, and East Africa is increasingly the preferred landing strip

South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts. They are
February 13, 2026
Africa’s broadcasting industry. French entertainment giant CANAL+ announced that its mandatory takeover offer for the shares of MultiChoice Group.

End of an Era: CANAL+ Takes Effective Control of MultiChoice, Creating a Media Giant for 70 Countries

22 September 2025 marked a historic moment for Africa’s broadcasting industry. French entertainment giant CANAL+ announced that its mandatory takeover offer for the shares of MultiChoice Group it did not already own
September 23, 2025
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Vincent Bolloré’s acquisition of MultiChoice Group, which owns DStv, GOtv, Showmax, and SuperSport, among others, is a strategic move that aligns with his control over media platforms across Africa.
Vincent Bolloré’s acquisition of MultiChoice Group, which owns DStv, GOtv, Showmax, and SuperSport, among others, is a strategic move that aligns with his control over media platforms across Africa.

Who Is Vincent Bolloré? The French Billionaire Behind MultiChoice Takeover

Vincent Bolloré, born in 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, inherited and transformed his family’s modest paper-manufacturing business into a sprawling, multinational conglomerate. Under his leadership, Bolloré Group expanded into diverse sectors, from logistics
September 9, 2025
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA: MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela during the listing of the company at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on February 27, 2019 in Sandton, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Business Day / Freddy Mavunda)

DStv’s MultiChoice Group technically insolvent after historical loss of USD 200 million in 29 years

South Africa’s MultiChoice Group, the parent company of DStv, has registered its worst financial performance in its history revealing a loss of ZAR 4.1 billion (USD 222 million) for the financial year that
June 13, 2024
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