Ayodeji Adegboyega
Business Insider
Jun 10, 2026

South Africa’s richest self-made woman says AI could harm humanity, now she’s launching a fund to invest in it

Magda Wierzycka, widely regarded as South Africa’s richest self-made woman, says she would press a giant “delete button” on artificial intelligence if one existed. Yet...
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Ryk van Niekerk
Moneyweb
Jun 9, 2026

I wish I could press AI’s ‘delete’ button – Wierzycka

Sygnia’s Magda Wierzycka looks into an AI world with health and scientific breakthroughs, productivity increases, but also a concentration of wealth and power, job displacements,...
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Jacob Webster
BusinessDay
Jun 9, 2026

Sygnia shares rise as Wierzycka doubles down on AI boom

Higher dividend and strong earnings reinforce bets on AI-driven market gains Shares in Magda Wierzycka’s Sygnia Holdings rose on Monday after the fintech investor rewarded...
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Moneyweb
Jun 9, 2026

Sygnia lifts interim dividend as AuM top R460bn

Cautious AI implementation has led to business efficiencies, although ‘productivity gains are yet to emerge’, says CEO Magda Wierzycka. Sygnia hiked its interim dividend by...
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News24 Business
Jun 8, 2026

Wierzycka stresses AI warning as Sygnia rallies on strong first-half results

Sygnia reported a 25.1% rise in after-tax profit to R216 million for the six months to 31 March. CEO Magda Wierzycka again warned that AI...
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Business Tech
Jun 8, 2026

Magda Wierzycka’s message to South Africa about the United States

Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka says the world has lived through unprecedented times over the last six months, with the global order changing from the US’s...
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Bronwyn Nielsen
Moneyweb
Feb 12, 2026

Magda Wierzycka’s alarming Davos insights on AI, global power shifts and market risk

MoneywebTV’s The Executive Exchange presents an unflinching conversation between Bronwyn Nielsen and Magda Wierzycka – CEO of Sygnia, trailblazing investor and Africa’s richest self made woman –...
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Jimmy Moyaha
Moneyweb
Dec 9, 2025

Magda Wierzycka on reimagining SA venture capital

‘How difficult would it be for National Treasury to call the largest pension funds and say guys, sign this pledge, commit to investing just 0.5%...
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Isabella Zagato, Sygnia
Investment Product Specialist
Jul 25, 2025

Bitcoin made simple: a chat with Isabella Zagato about Sygnia’s new fund

We sat down with Isabella Zagato from Sygnia to talk about the exciting new Sygnia Life Bitcoin Plus Fund – and why it might be...
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Produced by Media24
Jul 17, 2025

Sygnia makes Bitcoin investing simple

Asset Management giant Sygnia has introduced a new way for South Africans to invest in bitcoin without the complexity of direct cryptocurrency ownership, targeting investors...
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