Shuttleworth wins R250m court battle against Sarb

From IT News Africa news alert Wed Oct 1 2014, 13:45:02

Mark Shuttleworth, a South African born IT Billionaire, has won his long standing court battle against the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb). Shuttleworth has been awarded R250m by the court of appeal. The court battle began when Shuttleworth attempted to take R2.5 billion of his funds overseas. According to Shuttleworth, he emigrated in order to free

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