Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Motsepe is South Africa’s first black billionaire and has been on Forbes Annual Billionaire list for the last two years. He is the Executive Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. ( ARM), a mining and minerals company, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also the Chairman of Harmony and the Deputy Chairman of Sanlam. His various business responsibilities include being President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), which is the voice of organized business in South Africa. He is also president of Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club.
Mr. Motsepe began his business career at a very young age working for his father and selling liquor to mine workers at shop his father owned. “I must have been about eight when my dad said one day, We make so much money when you’re behind the counter you should take over the business when you grow up. But it was hard work, from 6am to 8pm. I soon realized I needed to choose a career that would keep me away from that shop! That’s how I came to decide when was only eight that I’d become a lawyer.” He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swaziland University and a LLB from Wits University.
In 1994 he became the first black lawyer to make partner at the law firm of Bowman Gilfillan, where he specialized in mining and business law before deciding he could more. He eventually left the firm and started a contract mining operation called Future Mining which provided various services to Vaal Reefs gold mine, now part of AngloGold. Unable to secure a loan, he ran his business from a briefcase for the first eight months.
Mr.Motsepe formed African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) in 1997 and acquired a number of marginal shafts at Vaal Reefs in January 1998 on favorable financial terms, followed by the purchase of other marginal shafts owned by AngloGold in the Free State.
Today he’s the biggest single shareholder of the world’s fifth-largest gold mining company. His firm, African Rainbow Minerals, controls 19.8 per cent of Harmony. His family trust owns 43.1 per cent of ARM.
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He is good!!!He has kept his family secure and only presented the business side to the public. Not hearing much from him yet seeing him climb to the highest peak. A lot can be learnt from him.
I would like to invite Mr. Motsepe and his family to our very exclusive development and luxury Hotel on the Cape West Coast Shelleypoint.
My hounarable Mr P Matsepe,i really like your business strategies in terms of mining industry.You inspire,motivate me and makes me beleive dat anything is possible.god bles u.tx frm kzn taxi driver.pls rply,it will be a blessing. Bongani
I wish all the best Mr Motsepe I’m orphan I would you to help me cause I have a dream of learning at higher education level.I don’t have money I’m a security . completed my matric 2008 with a diplomacy level.
Kind regards
Freedom ngcobo
Greetings Hounarable Motsepe. Thank you so much for being a very good example of a successful bussiness man in this lovely country and that`s exacly what i intend to do once i adequately explore in the construction field, to run my very own big Company like you. I am a 28 years old lady who is struggling to get the inservice training in contructoin companies even the department of Public Works is not helping because i have been trying sincs last year June. I have got N6 in Buiding and Civil Engeneering. If you can Mr Motsepe, pls assist me in finding the Copany that can offer me a chance to do my inservice.I admire your courage so much! Thank you
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated as i am in a very desparate situation.
Yours sincerely
Gcgbisa Mtuzula(Ms)
Greetings Hounarable Motsepe. Thank you so much for being a very good example of a successful bussiness man in this lovely country and that`s exacly what i intend to do once i adequately explore in the construction field, to run my very own big Company like you. I am a 28 years old lady who is struggling to get the inservice training in contructoin companies even the department of Public Works is not helping because i have been trying since last year June. I have got N6 in Buiding and Civil Engeneering. If you can Mr Motsepe, pls assist me in finding the Company that can offer me a chance to do my inservice.I admire your courage so much! Thank you
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated as i am in a very desparate situation.
Yours sincerely
Gcobisa Mtuzula(Ms)
Cell No.: 0727121965
Email Ad: gcobisa.mtuzula@gmail.com
Dear sir ,
RE: MEETING REQUEST
I lOUIS KANDEY , LEADER OF CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT FOR THE LIBERATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
OF CONGO IS REQUESTING A MEETING WITH PATRICE MOTSEPE IN REGARD TO THE CRISIS AND THE COMING ELECTION IN THE DRCONGO .
I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD CONSIDER MY SINCERE REQUEST .CONTACT N. +27 835620993 , BEST REGARD .
Thank u so much for being a role model to our young generation and specially to the blackmans around the world .
I hav followed your business activities from Zambia, u motivate and inspire me so much.I wana b just like u one day , may u kindly be my mentor?
Hi Patrice Motsepe my is Eddy Thabiso Mohlomi from Richardsbay at kwazulu natal.thank u very much to being a example of a succesfull business man in this lovely country.you make me proud about u, becoz u are a big example specailly to our youth.im starting my own businesses my first its mhlomi security company my problem of this business its hard to get site,u now everything need conactions but im not gonna give up easy.and other business its a salon but my problem i can’t get fainance to start this business and this is my dream business i love it.im age of 30 year old i want to be a succesfull man please give me advice and support how can i change my life this year 2011 please help me.contact:0734217098 email:mhlomiss@gmail.com reply urgent
MR MOTSEPE,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT,YOU ARE MY ROLE MODEL.I AM WORKING IN MINING COMPANY AND BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY.I AM GOING TO OWN MINING CO.PRESENTLY I AM DOING RESEARCH.PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ME WITH THE RELEVENT INFORMATION.
Yours sincerely
Ntabeni Sphamandla
cell no 084 999 5153
EMail address
sphamandlantabeni@vodamail.co.za
I’l love 2 meet patrice motsepe,im 16 years old.0749399116
Hi Mr M, for once & only once in my life would like to earn an opportunity to work under yo wings in order to learn da ropes from the man who’s seen it all. Any advice for someone whos ready for a challenge like me, but who fears never to get a chance. Thanx
Greetings MR Motsepe my name is Nonhlanhla Mchunu nd I’m involved in a leadership programme all I ask is five minutes of your time with humble respect I know you are a very busy man but please I really need to talk to you. Thank you your response will b highly appreciated these are my contacts 0780517501
Patrice I am a principal of a school where your esteemed father ABC taught in late thirties before he went to Fort Hare.DilopyePrimary in Hammanskraal.May you be so kind as accept my request to visit our humble and proud school and meet with his former student Noah Lekubu. 0127114376 0825526192
der sir ireally want to know did everything startedaaaaaaaaaaaa?i can be if u could give an answer for that,as i jsj get motivated by other people stories.
please help about money I want to start the small enterprises business for supplying cleaning chemicals I hv seven yeas exp of chemicals industries as chemical manufacture ,lab ass ,store manager and production manager
Baba Mostepe,A man with a head above all heads ,your just doings and meticulous work ethic brings hope for us young and thriving engineers, however I am in desperate need of inservice training for Electrical Engineering (heavy current), I am a well rounded individual in and out of the workplace.I would greatly appreciate if you could assist me in anyway in the regard , i am wiling to do my inservice training on voluntary basis at your convinience, thank you
sicelo biyela
contacts 0720841127
Dear Sir/Madam
I’m a student at University of Limpopo desperately in need of financial help. I don’t have money for foods and rent fee. My parents are not working. I’m just desperate and do not know what to do. I then request R2500 from you Mr Motsepe. May you please get back to me as soon as you get this message. I will provide further information,anything you want to know about me.
I hope my request would be considered highly.
Kind Regards,
DT Gololo
I serious need help! Please consider my last comment. My email address is donaldthabangg3@gmail.com. My number is 0718366686. Thanks!
I’m a student at University of Limpopo desperately in need of financial help. I don’t have money for foods and rent fee. My parents are not working. I’m just desperate and do not know what to do. I then request R2500 from you Mr Motsepe. May you please get back to me as soon as you get this message. I will provide further information,anything you want to know about me.
I hope my request would be considered highly.
Kind Regards,
DT Gololo