South Africa Inc.: The Oppenheimer Empire

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The fabulously wealthy Oppenheimer family is one of the most powerful economic dynasties of our times. SOUTH AFRICA INC. reveals the extraordinary range and true nature of their business empire, founded on diamonds and gold, and in doing so, explodes the reputation that the Oppenheimers have cultivated as the leading South African opponents of apartheid. The De Beers diamond cartel, the Anglo-American corporation, Johnson Matthey, Barclays Bank in South Africa - all form part of the Oppenheimer Monopoly. The authors have unearthed the secrets behind the two huge companies of De Beers and Anglo-American, including furtive tax-avoidance schemes, sanctions-busting Zimbabwe and the plundering of much of Black Africa's mineral wealth. They describe the conditions of life in the mines for the half-million black miners, and expose for the first time the collaboration between the Oppenheimers and the apartheid regime in times of crisis. In this gripping and frightening book, the authors strip away the facade of a giant and super-powerful organisation at one of the world's flashpoints.
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