Douw Steyn changed the face of the insurance industry in SA and abroad, founded a massive luxury golf estate, and donated vast sums to charity. He once took Madiba for a spin in his convertible Rolls-Royce, and was fantastic at magic tricks.

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Douw Steyn, a South African insurance tycoon and luxury property-estate developer, died at 72.

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Billionaire insurance mogul and property developer Douw Steyn has died.

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South African insurance magnate Douw Steyn has died. He was 72.  Steyn was born in Brits in the North West province on 19 December 1952 and went to school in Johannesburg. Steyn City Douw Steyn was best-known for his Auto & General insurance business in SA, the BGL Group in the UK – the parent company of the well-known price comparison website Compare the Market, and for the creation of Steyn City, a residential and lifestyle estate in northern …

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Steyn, a good friend of the late former president Nelson Mandela, was also the mastermind behind Steyn City in Johannesburg.

Steyn, ’n goeie vriend van wyle oudpres. Nelson Mandela, was ook die meesterbrein vir Steyn City in Johannesburg.

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Insurance entrepreneur and founder of Steyn City Douw Steyn has died. The family confirmed this in a statement this morning. Steyn is also the founder of Auto and General Insurance company. Along with his friend Guiseppe Plumari, the two developed the R9-billion Steyn City residential estate north-west of Johannesburg. In a statement, the family says Steyn built global businesses with deep-seated commitment to South Africa and its people. Steyn …

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Douw Steyn started with door-to-door insurance sales and built a business empire that now employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. 
He was close friends with Nelson Mandela, who stayed at Steyn’s Saxonwold home for six months after leaving prison. South African billionaire Douw Steyn, who started selling car insurance door-to-door and went on to build a global business empire, has died at 72 after years of poor health. Ste…

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