Patrice Motsepe, the CAF president and Africa's 10th richest man, built his $2.7 billion fortune after rising from humble beginnings as the son of a shop owner.
Rumour mill has it that he was born to Kgosi Augustine Motsepe, chief of the Mmakau branch of the Tswana people. Surprisingly, his birthday comes barely a day after Dr. Irvin Khoza’s.