South African billionaire Jannie Mouton's R7.2 billion Curro gift tops a year of giving

Billionaires Africa | 08.10.2026 02:55
Wealthy South Africans donated about R6 billion in cash and in kind to charitable causes in 2025, according to data reported by BusinessDay. The figure does not include the R7.2 billion charitable buyout of Curro, South Africa's largest private school network, by the foundation of billionaire Jannie Mouton. That single gift is larger than everything the country's other major donors gave in a year.
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