Msauza: . This is a scam by the west. I still do not believe that Aliko Dangote tops the list of africa's richest men. In the past a lot has been said about africa agenda of promoting the interests of white people, especially those based in south africa. Not long ago Nicky Oppenheimer was the richest and even doubled Aliko Dangote's wealth. Nicky is the chair and owner of DE BEERS (Diamonds Mining Company) estimated @ the net worth over $38 Billion and ever since Forbes was influenced by African politics they offloaded the inclusion of DE BEERS properties in Nicky's assets. In media Dangote is put on the map and in reality it tells the different story. Do not be fooled by anything that has been written on Forbes magazine, well, it gives light in some way, but is not reliable. The stats on this magazine can be hugely distorted and interfered with by politics, especially of the western to fool a black people that africa's economy is in their hands and not that of the western who are based in africa, looting our natural resources. Forbes is in the mission of diverting our focus away from reality by means of propaganda. Dangote's face is being used as a front by the Forbes, tell me how will it ever happen on earth that this noble man, whose profit is mainly generated from cement and flour (which is now sold to SA white owned food company TIGER BRANDS) overtake Nicky in just a year and half and even went on further to double his wealth in just two years. Something does not add up, in fact, something is fishy here. All this happened after the former ANCYL president Julius Malema started pushing for NATIONALISATION OF MINES in south africa and AFRICAN AGENDA that the following year statistics of Forbes changed dramatically. Is this a move by Forbes to shut us up and stop us from asking rhetorical questions about the wealth of white people in africa, particularly SA, who are making fortune in mining Gold, Diamonds and Platinum.

Your post is an eye opener. Are u a native in South Africa

Msauza: @ Willie, what difference does it make, D.Juris is equivalent to LLB. Americans like to over-rate their qualifications unnecessarily. Besides, I have studied with many American citizens and British students through an exchange student programme in Wits, who rather preferred to study law in SA, because they claimed South African trained lawyers are among the best lawyers in the world.

. Sir, it does make a huge difference. A jd is a degree at it's finest as opposed to a LLB considered preliminary. It is evident you are oblivious of the conflicting strata of both portfolios. An ideal example would be a pharm D and a B pharm. Msauza do not trivialise the cognitive and academic prowess of Nigerians, albeit shortchanged by their disjointed political system.

maka l: First to comment....
I go mari Aliko,anyday,anytime....
Pls connect me if u know him...
I don't mind being his 50th wife o

Would you mind being h(i)s har.lot Are you okay with that






Idiotta

ehie: Crab in the basket syndrome,
It describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you."

The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Individually, the crabs could easily escape from the pot, but instead, they grab at each other in a useless "king of the hill" competition which prevents any from escaping and ensures their collective demise.

So u want Dangote to sit on nairaland day and night and be complaining with u?

See ur life...-

I hate people commenting when they lack understanding of a subject.

Msuazi is saying that Openheimer(a white south african) has a company worth up to 38 billion dollars and she is into mining precious stones in south africa. Forbes is trying to conceal her wealth since she is from the west and that money belonging to her actually belongs to the west. Western politics wont like Forbes to expose them as prying on Africa's natural resources.

Ha ha, another loyal south african slave fighting for his master.

Economic degree have nothing to do with "real time" business expansion , strategy and market domination at least not in this nigerian market.

Mr. S'A ur nothing but a bean counter thats why Aliko has all the money and you have all the degrees.

Ur S'A gods sell precious stones and metals, a heavily regulated market, not only in SA but around the globe. Do you think he can sell his goods as fast as Aliko.

The diamond trade is a monopoly that cannot grow than it is, and with the current economic crises such businesses would be having issues selling thier commodities while guys like Aliko only need to ship em bag em and tag em.

Aliko and debeers is kinda like china and the us, one does high volume low cost business the other does low volume high cost business...we know how America is doing. Am sure debeers has cut down on production and just riding out the economic depression, cos aint nobody buying those things his selling.

And, if the west is truly hiding debeers true wealth, he really is not that rich is he. He"s merely keeping the money for the west like a trust fund. Are u sure ur a lawyer, cos it seems someone in the south africa is operating under false pretence.

pretty_boi:
Then what is the epitome of success? I guess it's "staying on nairaland & hating on people's success like most Nigerians do right?" This man didn't choose to monopolize the Nigerian market rather the Nigerians chose to make him monopolize the sector. While Nigerians like you didnt/don't believe in your country, the man was/is working hard to come up with commodities that the average Nigerian can't do without. If that isn't being business-smart, then I don't know what it is. Where are the other Nigerians that have money.? Why haven't they been able to break into the monopoly like people like Dangote, Adenuga, & the Innoson chairman etc?
1. They are either not business -smart or they are lazying about & waiting to steal government money.
2. They don't believe in Nigeria or the Nigerian market.
3. They lack innovation.
Even on here on Nairaland, many people have bad-mouthed Innoson motors & said they won't ever buy a car made in Nigeria. Well guess what? That doesn't change the c. e. o's ambitions & when in a few years he's being tagged as one of the richest men, lazy Nigerians as always would accuse him of being a thief who has monopolized the Nigerian market.

I love your comment. I was travelling with a guy in my car to Onitsha, we saw the Innoson hummer bus. The guy talked down on the bus. I smiled in my mind. He said the bus was plastic and lacked quality. I reminded him that Innoson started with producing motorcycles and that they were of best quality and i wont expect his vehicles to be of lesser quality. Your comment reminds me that this guy in question was actually busy begging me to buy him a bus to ply as a transporter.

Dont mind lazy people. Their mouth dey bad pass. Laziness is not of strenght but weakness of the mind.

i love this man soo much i want to be like him when i grow up lol are u in abuja tomorrowTHE countdown is almost here is 14hours away !its gonna be the biggest furniture sales in nigeria AM FURNITURE is giving you chance to change your entire home and office decor @unbelievable prices theres something for everyroom in your house from the living room to the kitchen,bedroom ,children,your personal study or your office all this and much more at AM furniture thursday 22nov from 10:30am-5:30pm @the grand ibro hotel (furmer ibro hotel close to pdp secretariate)wuse zone 5
dont miss out on this great lifetime offer

Msauza: . My dear friend, let me first start to introduce myself accordingly. I am a Nigerian/South African born of a SA mother and Nigerian father. I have two degrees in my name, being, BA (politics with economics and law) obtained from Potchefstroom University and was credited with my law modules by Wits University to study law further, wherein I successfully completed my LLB in 2010, after three years of academic study. My father is a prof in one of the most reputable universities in SA and he specialises in Economics and Public Administration and also holds MBA. I come from academic family and am well educated than you can ever imagine. I am currently serving my articles as an candidate attorney under a well experienced group of white attorneys. I find it very difficult that you undermined my intelligence by suggesting that I do not know how Forbes Mag works. Look at my comments above, where I highlighted something about Nicky Oppenheimer's assets. Forbes evaluates people by means of their assets, not a cash in their bank accounts. What a desperate underestimate of a person!!! Forbes is the subject of the west to fool us. I repeat, Dangote is not a richest man in Africa, this is a cooked propaganda the west devised after were confronted with many questions as to why whites SA always tops the list of Forbes Africa's richest. That was the loophole by the west of mistakenly giving concrete evidence to the world that Africa,s economy is in the hands of white monopoly capital. The issue of this magazine was suddenly suspended without further notice as it was polarising the society. If you want to know more come to me.

Oga, educate them. When i see an intelligent person, i know, even though i dont like too much certificates, i know where money is and can find it.

They took to bashing you without understanding your line of reasoning. Sorry, many of them are typing with prediction settings on their phones. Even thought settings..... Hehehe.

UncleJJ: Ha ha, another loyal south african slave fighting for his master.

Economic degree have nothing to do with "real time" business expansion , strategy and market domination at least not in this nigerian market.

Mr. S'A ur nothing but a bean counter thats why Aliko has all the money and you have all the degrees.

Ur S'A gods sell precious stones and metals, a heavily regulated market, not only in SA but around the globe. Do you think he can sell his goods as fast as Aliko.

The diamond trade is a monopoly that cannot grow than it is, and with the current economic crises such businesses would be having issues selling thier commodities while guys like Aliko only need to ship em bag em and tag em.

Aliko and debeers is kinda like china and the us, one does high volume low cost business the other does low volume high cost business...we know how America is doing. Am sure debeers has cut down on production and just riding out the economic depression, cos aint nobody buying those things his selling.

And, if the west is truly hiding debeers true wealth, he really is not that rich is he. He"s merely keeping the money for the west like a trust fund. Are u sure ur a lawyer, cos it seems someone in the south africa is operating under false pretence.

russia discovered a diamond mine in the seventies,very soon they will start selling to the open market,de beers can kiss everything goodbye

do not ban me:


I hate people commenting when they lack understanding of a subject.

Msuazi is saying that Openheimer(a white south african) has a company worth up to 38 billion dollars and she is into mining precious stones in south africa. Forbes is trying to conceal her wealth since she is from the west and that money belonging to her actually belongs to the west. Western politics wont like Forbes to expose them as prying on Africa's natural resources.

. Openheimer isn't from the west but an African boa.

Msauza: . This is a scam by the west. I still do not believe that Aliko Dangote tops the list of africa's richest men. In the past a lot has been said about africa agenda of promoting the interests of white people, especially those based in south africa. Not long ago Nicky Oppenheimer was the richest and even doubled Aliko Dangote's wealth. Nicky is the chair and owner of DE BEERS (Diamonds Mining Company) estimated @ the net worth over $38 Billion and ever since Forbes was influenced by African politics they offloaded the inclusion of DE BEERS properties in Nicky's assets. In media Dangote is put on the map and in reality it tells the different story. Do not be fooled by anything that has been written on Forbes magazine, well, it gives light in some way, but is not reliable. The stats on this magazine can be hugely distorted and interfered with by politics, especially of the western to fool a black people that africa's economy is in their hands and not that of the western who are based in africa, looting our natural resources. Forbes is in the mission of diverting our focus away from reality by means of propaganda. Dangote's face is being used as a front by the Forbes, tell me how will it ever happen on earth that this noble man, whose profit is mainly generated from cement and flour (which is now sold to SA white owned food company TIGER BRANDS) overtake Nicky in just a year and half and even went on further to double his wealth in just two years. Something does not add up, in fact, something is fishy here. All this happened after the former ANCYL president Julius Malema started pushing for NATIONALISATION OF MINES in south africa and AFRICAN AGENDA that the following year statistics of Forbes changed dramatically. Is this a move by Forbes to shut us up and stop us from asking rhetorical questions about the wealth of white people in africa, particularly SA, who are making fortune in mining Gold, Diamonds and Platinum.

only the wise men would point out facts from your above statement. I'm very sure you're not in Nigeria and if I got it wrong, frankly speaking we need people like you as a leader especially for the black race. You made some very simple straight facts which is actually true or most likely. People who disagree with your facts are those who would choose a 80k contract job over 40k permanent job. Black man is strong physically but lazy mentally while white man is strong mentally but lazy physically with this mentality they will always design our life for us.

pretty_boi: Lazy people always hate on tycoons. That's a fact. Let's be honest Dangote is a super-talented entrepreneur so he deserves his wealth.

That guy is highly talented. I have read some comments from him even on facebook. He sees what many people do not see. I pity those who hate on him.

Msauza: @ Willie, what difference does it make, D.Juris is equivalent to LLB. Americans like to over-rate their qualifications unnecessarily. Besides, I have studied with many American citizens and British students through an exchange student programme in Wits, who rather preferred to study law in SA, because they claimed South African trained lawyers are among the best lawyers in the world.

I’m happy that you got the chance to study with Americans through your exchange program but the preference of one or two Americans does not automatically equate to that of the country.

Just so you know, studying law in SA or almost any other course for that matter, is almost guaranteed to send you to the back of the undergraduate line if you want to work in the US professionally. SA trained lawyers? Do they exist outside SA boarders?

Lastly, when and if you finish your apprenticeship you might get the wherewithal and standing to question me but for now, I can only communicate with your “white” masters and I’m a BLACK (Nigerian)! My firm actually represents some SA companies in patent litigation here in the US.

I know you find it hard to believe that blacks can be at par with whites but you might want to take a trip to the US to see for yourself, if you can get a visa!

instead of hating him, out do him,study him,dangote should be giving lectures to small scale enterprenuers like trump does,let him raise a small band like him,if we have three hundred dangotes,each of these in time employ one hundred thousand entps,then perharps we can have the Nigerian dream,small scale bussiness made america and china what it is,u will hardly hear americans and japanese waiting for govt jobs,when u think of japan u think of sony ,sharp,korea its hyaundi,daewoo,india its tata,germany its benz and volks,france,peugot,renault,swiss rolex chocolates...america,hummer boeing,nigeria dangote,hoping u see a trend

Wallie:

I’m happy that you got the chance to study with Americans through your exchange program but the preference of one or two Americans does not automatically equate to that of the country.

Just so you know, studying law in SA or almost any other course for that matter, is almost guaranteed to send you to the back of the undergraduate line if you want to work in the US professionally. SA trained lawyers? Do they exist outside SA boarders?

Lastly, when and if you finish your apprenticeship you might get the wherewithal and standing to question me but for now, I can only communicate with your “white” masters and I’m a BLACK (Nigerian)! My firm actually represents some SA companies in patent litigation here in the US.

I know you find it hard to believe that blacks can be at par with whites but you might want to take a trip to the US to see for yourself, if you can get a visa!

Abeg, all these certificate fighters. E don do. Hehehe.

See if i get money pass two of una wey dey fight, dem go hear my name pass.

UncleJJ: Ha ha, another loyal south african slave fighting for his master.

Economic degree have nothing to do with "real time" business expansion , strategy and market domination at least not in this nigerian market.

Mr. S'A ur nothing but a bean counter thats why Aliko has all the money and you have all the degrees.

Ur S'A gods sell precious stones and metals, a heavily regulated market, not only in SA but around the globe. Do you think he can sell his goods as fast as Aliko.

The diamond trade is a monopoly that cannot grow than it is, and with the current economic crises such businesses would be having issues selling thier commodities while guys like Aliko only need to ship em bag em and tag em.

Aliko and debeers is kinda like china and the us, one does high volume low cost business the other does low volume high cost business...we know how America is doing. Am sure debeers has cut down on production and just riding out the economic depression, cos aint nobody buying those things his selling.

And, if the west is truly hiding debeers true wealth, he really is not that rich is he. He"s merely keeping the money for the west like a trust fund. Are u sure ur a lawyer, cos it seems someone in the south africa is operating under false pretence.

. A white men considers you a family of the primates and would rather leave you to trade with cement, flour, sugar and salt and instead would gun for oil, diamonds, gold, manganese, iron ore, platinum, etc. My friend, unfortunately you are not from SA and you would have come to the understanding of how expensive are diamonds. Diamonds in South Africa sells like cakes and a 4ct black diamond can buy you 10 000 bags of cement and still build you a mansion. Just imagine if you have ten of those diamonds. Cars, aeroplanes and cellphones are made from a metal that is being mined in SA. Did you ever ask yourself why white SA TIGER BRAND bought Dangote,s flour mills and did you ever ask yourself how much are they worth? Don't underestimate natural resources, it is where the God's given wealth is hidden and a white man would do anything to dissuade you from participating in that business.

Well Dangote is the richest man in Africa, anybody wey no like am should go and do this.......

@ Willie, why would you be proud of America, a white men's land. Aint you ashamed about yourself
? What about Nigeria? Your fathers land. It would be rather better to make your own little America in Nigeria, than to stand proud with imperialists.

Msauza: . This is a scam by the west. I still do not believe that Aliko Dangote tops the list of africa's richest men. In the past a lot has been said about africa agenda of promoting the interests of white people, especially those based in south africa. Not long ago Nicky Oppenheimer was the richest and even doubled Aliko Dangote's wealth. Nicky is the chair and owner of DE BEERS (Diamonds Mining Company) estimated @ the net worth over $38 Billion and ever since Forbes was influenced by African politics they offloaded the inclusion of DE BEERS properties in Nicky's assets. In media Dangote is put on the map and in reality it tells the different story. Do not be fooled by anything that has been written on Forbes magazine, well, it gives light in some way, but is not reliable. The stats on this magazine can be hugely distorted and interfered with by politics, especially of the western to fool a black people that africa's economy is in their hands and not that of the western who are based in africa, looting our natural resources. Forbes is in the mission of diverting our focus away from reality by means of propaganda. Dangote's face is being used as a front by the Forbes, tell me how will it ever happen on earth that this noble man, whose profit is mainly generated from cement and flour (which is now sold to SA white owned food company TIGER BRANDS) overtake Nicky in just a year and half and even went on further to double his wealth in just two years. Something does not add up, in fact, something is fishy here. All this happened after the former ANCYL president Julius Malema started pushing for NATIONALISATION OF MINES in south africa and AFRICAN AGENDA that the following year statistics of Forbes changed dramatically. Is this a move by Forbes to shut us up and stop us from asking rhetorical questions about the wealth of white people in africa, particularly SA, who are making fortune in mining Gold, Diamonds and Platinum.

I can't with some of you people, i just cant.

Msauza: . A white men considers you a family of the primates and would rather leave you to trade with cement, flour, sugar and salt and instead would gun for oil, diamonds, gold, manganese, iron ore, platinum, etc. My friend, unfortunately you are not from SA and you would have come to the understanding of how expensive are diamonds. Diamonds in South Africa sells like cakes and a 4ct black diamond can buy you 10 000 bags of cement and still build you a mansion. Just imagine if you have ten of those diamonds. Cars, aeroplanes and cellphones are made from a metal that is being mined in SA. Did you ever ask yourself why white SA TIGER BRAND bought Dangote,s flour mills and did you ever ask yourself how much are they worth? Don't underestimate natural resources, it is where the God's given wealth is hidden and a white man would do anything to dissuade you from participating in that business.

. I thought some Patrice guy had a phenomenal trade interest in diamonds and made striding leaps off it.

Sky-walker:


Is that being a genius? increased price by 400% because he knows he controls the cement industry.No regulatory body in Nigeria. He can do what he likes

thats how capitalism works. Dont decieve yourself.

SlyIg: Uncle Dan ...

so he is now your uncle? Women

[quote author=Wallie]

I’m happy that you got the chance to study with Americans through your exchange program but the preference of one or two Americans does not automatically equate to that of the country.

Just so you know, studying law in SA or almost any other course for that matter, is almost guaranteed to send you to the back of the undergraduate line if you want to work in the US professionally. SA trained lawyers? Do they exist outside SA boarders?

Lastly, when and if you finish your apprenticeship you might get the wherewithal and standing to question me but for now, I can only communicate with your “white” masters and I’m a BLACK (Nigerian)! My firm actually represents some SA companies in patent litigation here in the US.

I know you find it hard to believe that blacks can be at par with whites but you might want to take a trip to the US to see for yourself, if you can get a visa! For you information, I have never studied with one or two Americans. I had opportunity to study with plenty of them, black and whites and even had the opportunity to be romantically involved with one of them. Every year of my academic study at Wits we used to welcome over 50 students from America and nearly 100 British. Furthermore, I have been to USA in many occasions.

Msauza: @ Willie, why would you be proud of America, a white men's land. Aint you ashamed about yourself
? What about Nigeria? Your fathers land. It would be rather better to make your own little America in Nigeria, than to stand proud with imperialists.

. Your tone is typical of a couple of my Zambian friends always quick to transfer aggression to coloureds in their country as symbols impeding their success. Take it easy now mate.

Wallie:

I’m happy that you got the chance to study with Americans through your exchange program but the preference of one or two Americans does not automatically equate to that of the country.

Just so you know, studying law in SA or almost any other course for that matter, is almost guaranteed to send you to the back of the undergraduate line if you want to work in the US professionally. SA trained lawyers? Do they exist outside SA boarders?

Lastly, when and if you finish your apprenticeship you might get the wherewithal and standing to question me but for now, I can only communicate with your “white” masters and I’m a BLACK (Nigerian)! My firm actually represents some SA companies in patent litigation here in the US.

I know you find it hard to believe that blacks can be at par with whites but you might want to take a trip to the US to see for yourself, if you can get a visa!

. For you information, I have never studied with one or two Americans. I had opportunity to study with plenty of them, black and whites and even had the opportunity to be romantically involved with one of them. Every year of my academic study at Wits we used to welcome over 50 students from America and nearly 100 British. Furthermore, I have been to USA in many occasions.

[quote author=Msauza][/quote] with this I am compelled to inquire of your age. When did having an intimate relationship with a caucasian become a benchmark for achievements. I give up...

Msauza: . A white men considers you a family of the primates and would rather leave you to trade with cement, flour, sugar and salt and instead would gun for oil, diamonds, gold, manganese, iron ore, platinum, etc. My friend, unfortunately you are not from SA and you would have come to the understanding of how expensive are diamonds. Diamonds in South Africa sells like cakes and a 4ct black diamond can buy you 10 000 bags of cement and still build you a mansion. Just imagine if you have ten of those diamonds. Cars, aeroplanes and cellphones are made from a metal that is being mined in SA. Did you ever ask yourself why white SA TIGER BRAND bought Dangote,s flour mills and did you ever ask yourself how much are they worth? Don't underestimate natural resources, it is where the God's given wealth is hidden and a white man would do anything to dissuade you from participating in that business.

And with all the natural resources (diamond and all) , he is barely worth half of Dangote's fortune... How nice

miredia: . I thought some Patrice guy had a phenomenal trade interest in diamonds and made striding leaps off it.

. My friend, Patrice Motsepe is one of the luckiest chaps who were pushed by the ANC,s BBBEE policy, that is Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment to own stakes in one of the SA mines. The man is hardly ten (10) years in the business but he already amassed R18 billion worth of wealth. How about whites who have been on this business for over 30 years.

miredia: . I thought some Patrice guy had a phenomenal trade interest in diamonds and made striding leaps off it.

. My friend, Patrice Motsepe is one of the luckiest chaps who were pushed by the ANC,s BBBEE policy, that is Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment to own stakes in one of the SA mines. The man is hardly ten (10) years in the business but he already amassed R18 billion worth of wealth. How about whites who have been on this business for over 30 years?

Godogwu:

And with all the natural resources (diamond and all) , he is barely worth half of Dangote's fortune... How nice

. That's a propaganda.

Msauza: . That's a propaganda.

Nahh it isn't... This is forbes. Just face facts, dangote is worth $12b, nicky is worth $6.5b. Dangote is the richest man in Africa and the richest black man alive. #nuffsaid

miredia: with this I am compelled to inquire of your age. When did having an intimate relationship with a caucasian become a benchmark for achievements. I give up...

. My friend, that was not the first time I went out with white chicks. I had a several relationships with Afrikaner and SA English girls, one of whom (Afrikaner) is the mother of my child. I live in a white upmarket suburb in Sandton, Jhb. Black people are very few where I live and I only get to meet them when I go shopping.