Wednesday, January 30, 2013

South African billionaire, Patrice Motsepe to donate half of his fortune to charity

Patrice Motsepe, founder and chairman of African Rainbow Mineral Ltd. PHOTO/Simon Dawson/Getty Images

South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe announced Wednesday he would give half his family's fortune to charity, becoming the first African to match a pledge made by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

The Soweto-born tycoon, worth an estimated US$2.7 billion, announced he would join the Giving Pledge, which challenges the world's wealthiest to give at least 50 percent of their

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