Top 10 Richest Women In South Africa (2024)

The Top 10 Richest Women In South Africa (2024) comprises the list of top successful women who have been extremely rich.

The list comprises women who are not just rich but in their life have made an outstanding success more than others which will make them be counted among the richest women in South Africa.

In South African history some women have been successful more than some men, and it will interest you that some women on the list of these richest women in South Africa were not born with a silver spoon.

Top 10 Richest Women In South Africa:

The table below contains the list of the top 10 richest women in South Africa with their estimated net worth.

• Wendy Appelbaum
• Wendy Ackerman
• Irene Charnley
• Bridget Radebe
• Sharon Wapnick
• Elizabeth Bradley
• Judy Dlamini
• Nonhlanhla Mjoli Mncube
• Mamphela Ramphele
• Christine Ramon

1. Wendy Appelbaum – R2.6 Billion

Wendy Appelbaum, the DeMorgenzone Wine Estate chairperson is the Richest Woman In South Africa.

She is the daughter of Sir Donald Gordon, the South African Billionaire, she started her career in her father’s real estate company as the director.

She is a business leader, philanthropist, one of the top 10 richest African Women, and a broadly recognized selfless woman with leadership skills in business and economic development that hold a strong position in both local and international organizations.

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2. Wendy Ackerman – R1.9 Billon

Wendy Ackerman with an estimated net worth of R1.9 billion is the second richest woman in South Africa and one of the richest women in Africa.

She is the executive director of “Pick n Pay Stores”, a business founded by her husband Raymond Ackerman.

She runs the Ackerman Family Trust and she is richly involved in retail businesses.

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3. Irene Charnley – R1.5 billion

Irene Charnley was a former negotiator for the South African National Union of Minework with an estimated net worth of R1.5 billion.

She is a businesswoman who invests in telecommunication and one of the top 10 richest women in South Africa.

For 13years Charnley was a negotiator for the South African National Union of Minework. As one of the African richest women, she holds an award for African businesswoman of the year in 2012.

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4. Bridget Radebe – R1 billion

Bridget Radebe with an estimated net worth of R1 billion is one of the richest women in South Africa.

Radebe is a successful businesswoman who started as a common miner. She started Mmakau Mining a mining firm that initiates explorations and helps to produce Platinum, gold, and chrome.

She was born on the 26 February 1960. Bridget Radebe was awarded the international businessperson of the year in 2008 and she is the wife of the South African justice minister Jeff Radebe.

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5. Sharon Wapnick – R450 million

With an estimated net worth of R450 million, Sharon Wapnick is one of the top 10 richest women in South Africa.

Wapnick is currently one of the top individual investors in her father’s Octodec Investments and Premium Properties, both of which were founded by him and that is the reason why people often trace her wealth to her father Alex Wapnick.

Her fortune was made in the real estate and investment markets, and she holds a business in real estate, corporate matters, and other business ventures.

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6. Elizabeth Bradley – R332 million

Elizabeth Bradley is the non-executive chair of the Wasco Investment limited that owns a stake at Tongaat Hullet and Sasol an integrated energy and chemical company.

She is one of the South African richest women with an estimated net worth of R332 million.

She was born in South Africa on 20 May 1922 and died at the age of 78 on 30 October 2000.

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7. Judy Dlamini – R150 million

Judy Dlamini was the previous chairman of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings’ board of directors from November 2007 to December 2015, as well as a non-executive director from July 2005 to December 2015.

She is the Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, businesswoman, novelist, and the founder chairman of the Mbekani Group.

She was born on 6 June 1959 and is currently one of the richest women in South Africa.

8. Nonhlanhla Mjoli Mncube – R94 million

Nonhlanhla Mjoli Mncube former economic adviser to deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; executive director at a subsidiary of Murray and Roberts, CEO of Mjoli Development Company (Pty) Ltd., and Eziko Investments.

Mjoli Mncube is executive president of Alpha Women’s Network, which links women to economic opportunities, training, finance, mentoring, and coaching.

She is a past winner of the Businesswoman of the Year Award, Top Woman of the 90s Woman of the Year, and the Black Businesswoman of the Year Award.

9. Mamphela Ramphele – R55 million

Mamphela Ramphele is a medical doctor, respected politician, businesswoman, academic, and one of the top 10 richest African women.

She is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town and a former World Bank managing director.

10. Christine Ramon – R49.67 million

Christine Ramon is the non-executive director at Lafarge and one of the richest South African women with an estimated net worth of R49.67.

Ramon has been serving two high positions which are the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of AngloGold Ashanti Limited.

She was also nominated as the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Below is a brief summary of the Top 10 Richest Women In South Africa (2022)

• Wendy Appelbaum
• Wendy Ackerman
• Irene Charnley
• Bridget Radebe
• Sharon Wapnick
• Elizabeth Bradley
• Judy Dlamini
• Nonhlanhla Mjoli Mncube
• Mamphela Mamphele
• Christine Ramon