What you need to know about Strive Masiyiwa, the Zim billionaire now on Netflixâs board Business Insider SA
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Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been appointed to the board of Netflix.
He made his money doing work for the government of Zimbabwe, then took it to court for the right to run a cellphone network.
His empire has been built with a fair amount of acrimony, and legal battles, across various parts of Africa.
Here s what you need to know about him.
He has been called a maverick, charismatic and controversial , and Africa s Warren Buffett . He is building a reputation as a philanthropist, with moves such as an offer to pay Zimbabwean doctors out of his own pocket. He fought Robert Mugabe, and a number of other governments and huge corporations, to build a continent-spanning telecommunications business.
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