Christoffel Wiese, a renowned business tycoon from South Africa, has a net worth of $5.4 billion.
One of the wealthiest individuals in South Africa is Christoffel Wiese.
The largest single shareholder of Shoprite, Africa’s largest retailer and low-priced supermarket chain, is Christoeffel Wiese, who serves as its Chairman.
He holds a significant stake in Pepkor, a collection of affordable clothing, shoes, and textiles, and serves as their Executive Chairman.
Moreover, Wiese made a substantial investment in seven publicly traded firms, whose shares have appreciated over time. In 2009, he was in an unsuitable circumstance when $1.1 million in cash was discovered in his luggage and confiscated at London City Airport.
The substantial sum of money that he identified as “peanuts” was eventually returned to him in July 2012.
Wiese, who he affectionately calls Christo, reconstructed a farm estate in South Africa and transformed it into Lanzerac Manor & Winery, a five-star hotel and winery.
Lourensford Estate, a wine producer, and a private game reserve in the Kalahari are among the properties that Christo owns, in addition to offering bed and wine.