The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaire’s Club
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About 50km outside of Cape Town lies the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, nestled against vineyards and blue mountains that stretch to the sky. Here reside some of South Africa’s wealthiest individuals: all male, all Afrikaans – and all stinking rich. Johann Rupert, Jannie Mouton, Markus Jooste and Christo Weise, to name a few.
Julius Malema refers to them scathingly as ‘The Stellenbosch Mafia’, the very worst example of white monopoly capital. But who really are these mega-wealthy individuals, and what influence do they exert not only on Stellenbosch but more broadly on South African society?
Author Pieter du Toit begins by exploring the roots of Stellenbosch, one of the wealthiest towns in South Africa and arguably the cradle of Afrikanerdom. This is the birthplace of apartheid leaders, intellectuals, newspaper empires and more.
He then closely examines this ‘club’ of billionaires. Who are they and, crucially, how are they connected? What network of boardroom membership, alliances and family connections exist? Who are the ‘old guard’ and who are the ‘inkommers’, and what about the youngsters desperate to make their mark? He looks at the collapse of Steinhoff: what went wrong, and whether there are other companies at risk of a similar fate. He examines the control these men have over cultural life, including pulling the strings in South Africa rugby.
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Reviews for The Stellenbosch Mafia
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Urgh. Felt it was a little biased towards some people. Its interesting but way too repetitive in some parts.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The fact that you’re in South Africa then this book is a must read, very informative and objective. Great job from the Aurthur I expected him to push a certain narrative since he’s an Afrikaans speaking man but he proved me wrong and wrote from a neutral point of view without any fear of favour. Well Done Pieter!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great book. Although it seeks to establish whether the so called 'Stellenbosch Mafia' exists, it also goes further to explain how Afrikaners ( or rather Afrikaans's speakers) came to build some of the most powerful empires which not only dominate locally but also compete globally. Great work Pieter.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very insightful. Enjoyed it very much! It was very informative!
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