The top paid executive in South Africa, from JSE listed companies, is Whitey Basson of Shoprite. His total package is R627,5 million. The salary comes in at R32,1 million a year and the rest is made up of share options. The Chairman of Shoprite, Christo Wiese, has shares in Shoprite worth R8,6 billion and he said, of the money that Whitey Basson is paid, in an interview with Moneyweb, “If I could find another Whitey Basson, I would happily pay him a billion. A guy with his talent is terribly rare and the performance is there.”