Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital's Gambit and the Rise of the Few
    The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital's Gambit and the Rise of the Few
    The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital's Gambit and the Rise of the Few
    Ebook358 pages7 hours

    The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital's Gambit and the Rise of the Few

    By Pieter du Toit

    3/5

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    'We were talking about the rise of Japan, about Ronald Reagan's Star Wars … globalisation, technology. And they were still banging on about the Freedom Charter.' – Anglo American's Michael Spicer on the ANC in the mid-1980s.
    In 1985, a group of white South African business leaders, led by Gavin Relly, the executive chairperson of Anglo American, travelled to a game lodge in Zambia to meet with the exiled ANC leadership under Oliver Tambo and Thabo Mbeki. This visit set in motion a coordinated and well-resourced plan by big business to influence and direct political change in South Africa.
    In The ANC Billionaires, top-selling author Pieter du Toit draws on first-hand accounts by major roleplayers about the contentious relationship between capital and the ANC before, during and after the country's transition to democracy, and shows how the liberation organisation was completely unprepared to navigate the intersection between business and politics.
    He also ties the rise of the new elite – including Cyril Ramaphosa, Patrice Motsepe and Saki Macozoma – to the ANC, a party of government and patronage.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonathan Ball
    Release dateOct 31, 2022
    ISBN9781776191352

    Related to The ANC Billionaires

    Related ebooks

    Politics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Mining Wrote South Africa’s History. Does It Have A Future?

      May 6, 2019

      The discovery of gold and diamonds transformed South Africa’s trajectory. Today the industry is in decline, and voters are hungry for solutions.

      7 min read

    • Article

      There's Little Doubt – BEE Needs A Rethink

      Feb 17, 2023

      “It is tough writing a book on a controversial subject knowing, as worthy as it may be, you are on a hiding to nothing. Nearly a decade of commenting on government policy as well as juggling the lives and egos of the rich and powerful as the editor o

      3 min read

    • Article

      2020 A Year Unlike Any Other

      Dec 19, 2020

      THE curtain is about to come down on 2020, the most incredible year that any of us have ever lived through. This time last year, none of us could even spell Coronavirus, or even pronounce Covid-19. None of us knew what a lockdown was or that Presiden

      5 min read

    • Article

      Is SA Ripe For Thatcher Rout?

      Jun 28, 2020

      All young people grow up looking up to a range of idols. Some are musical, some are sporting and others political. These heroes might also be family members, teachers, priests or respected members of the community. Often, they are far away, out of re

      3 min read

    • Article

      From The Editor

      Nov 25, 2021

      eras come to an end. During the recent municipal elections, the ANC – dominant in post-apartheid politics – got less than half of South Africans’ vote. The death of former president FW de Klerk is also an end of an era – although his legacy is being

      2 min read

    • Article

      Liberator Or Oppressor? For Many, Robert Mugabe Was Both.

      Sep 6, 2019

      Robert Mugabe rose to power with all the hope of a liberator. But his 37-year reign over Zimbabwe ended in a shroud of brutality and economic chaos.

      5 min read

    • Article

      2020 In Review - A Year Like No Other

      Dec 19, 2020

      THE CURTAIN is about to come down on 2020, the most incredible year that any of us have ever lived through. This time last year, none of us could even spell coronavirus, or even pronounce Covid-19. None of us knew what a lockdown was or that Presiden

      5 min read

    • Article

      What’s At Stake On The Ballot?

      Apr 24, 2024

      THIS year on April 27, our country will celebrate 30 years since the first democratic election took place on our soil in 1994. Over the past three decades, there have been many successes and failures. Looking back, our country was filled with hope. T

      3 min read

    • Article

      Mandela’s 10-year Anniversary Eclipsed By ANC Troubles

      Dec 23, 2023

      December 5 marked the 10th anniversary since Nelson Mandela’s passing at the age of 95. While this year should have been dedicated to the goodwill of Mandela’s glowing legacy across the globe, South Africans reacted with shock when Madiba’s Houghton

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Long Walk To Prosperity

      Aug 8, 2023

      “There is a widespread political will to make the country work,” remarks a hotelier as he details his plans for expansion and shows me an in-progress borehole for a second swimming pool. “Opportunities here are vast … for those who know where to look

      5 min read

    • Article

      For Southeast Asians, Zuma S South Africa Is Disturbingly Familiar

      Jan 17, 2018

      Back in the mid-1990s when I was a young corporate lawyer, I used to do a lot of work in South Africa. At the time, the "Rainbow Nation", under the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) chief and global icon Nelson Mandela was emerging fr

      4 min read

    • Article

      ‘ANC Big Wigs Should Slash Their Salaries And Live In Communities They Serve’

      Nov 26, 2023

      Human rights activist and former member of the ANC, Kumi Naidoo has penned an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for Cabinet to “put your money where your mouth is” and slash their “exorbitant” salaries by 50%. In an open letter posted

      1 min read

    • Article

      Breaking New Ground

      Mar 26, 2020

      Breaking New Ground
      4 min read

    • Article

      Life Is Tough Enough For Writers, Even Without The Piracy

      May 20, 2023

      IT IS ONE of the enduring sadnesses in South Africa that few writers can make a living from writing – either fiction or non-fiction – unless their books get picked up internationally. South Africa’s best-selling writers in either format can be listed

      2 min read

    • Article

      Condemnation Of Zama Zamas Points Finger At ANC’s Failure

      Jul 15, 2023

      Lethal fumes that left 17 people, including children, dead at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg last week have put the spotlight again on unregulated, informal and small-scale mining in South Africa. Dubbed zama zamas and widely condemned as

      3 min read

    • Article

      Condemnation Of Zama Zamas Points Finger At ANC’s Failure

      Jul 15, 2023

      Lethal fumes that left 17 people, including children, dead at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg last week have put the spotlight again on unregulated, informal and small-scale mining in South Africa. Dubbed zama zamas and widely condemned as

      3 min read

    • Article

      Condemnation Of Zama Zamas Points Finger At ANC’s Failure

      Jul 15, 2023

      Lethal fumes that left 17 people, including children, dead at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg last week have put the spotlight again on unregulated, informal and small-scale mining in South Africa. Dubbed zama zamas and widely condemned as

      3 min read

    • Article

      Breaking New Ground

      Mar 3, 2020

      Breaking New Ground
      4 min read

    • Article

      SHANNONS & ME

      Nov 10, 2021

      SHANNONS & ME
      3 min read

    • Article

      ‘It's A Diamond Mine!’

      Dec 2, 2022

      ‘It's A Diamond Mine!’
      4 min read

    • Article

      Death Of A Pioneer

      Jan 10, 2020

      Death Of A Pioneer
      4 min read

    • Article

      SA Travels Skedonk Route With Eyes Wide Open

      May 2, 2021

      THE OFFICER took one look at my passport and went into a war cry, “Afrique de Sud, Mandela Mandela, Bafana Bafana!”, and without further questions he stamped the passport and we entered Burkina Faso. That was in August 1997 as the country rode the wa

      2 min read

    • Article

      SA Travels Skedonk Route With Eyes Wide Open

      May 2, 2021

      THE OFFICER took one look at my passport and went into a war cry, “Afrique de Sud, Mandela Mandela, Bafana Bafana!”, and without further questions he stamped the passport and we entered Burkina Faso. That was in August 1997 as the country rode the wa

      2 min read

    • Article

      Gay Pages 100 Edition Celebration

      Aug 16, 2021

      We established many deeply significant relationships since 1992 when Rubin van Niekerk, a financial consultant, with an HR background established, Africa’s first gay business association, named The Family Business to promote business networking, whic

      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The ANC Billionaires

    3/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The ANC Billionaires - Pieter du Toit

      eLUdbook_preview_excerpt.html}rGޫ 2!9%J *p#$zpdWewP7͞8wNfVVF2;oM_<^=}{s7|}ivxq}{wھ>rشn0寿>{k2Sٰ٥m֬7vZ>2;!~v>^Ͱ1uvd20.Kolc˱[gܴ6m-*h8^_7YVrr"CgUɚa?sly1jeieܬIоe܀ +no*;l\~`s[_foofXeft4[|%ndㆁ:wcje˱w H_ĨH27{ƚ.S M]ϗl7Xt6geWLGzm`vZuEm'O#J{}mS彼~`|N[Ksǟ UM?d`kd̮7X ٱ@ *+fkMug.իr\ӯFi8LSZ7}Eֹ[Sv;%uΔY_7%Htb(f}!ʶΚ$ T Lvc!c1^ϵy)B'lj*Cn]~jm6MWOAXW?MB:ʒO,BuucKeT4@i,=e vr/TLy*-- Xa/l{pC9t>Rwne7/O/ל0k͚/ʼn-\nD9_="re0-em:g\)h  ] +:#h[#;tf`i5\|^ Τ i~эCl_=| #ܟέA7~q+Khqݝ>{9{+P:WߕiaXUDj-CGx{]xxCW=Kd7_fWAc/Muůt=LihP}0hkfmc8ypwHrZw>>of[bmlZT#:עU-(9ܵgq8EprGgogׇGΎN/Uxz8.NU}z?I\ҽ9RQ#;UNCJ@G?yłp odMjt'nm`nձ/THXtkr@q]? 6F}_m?A,KY2y~t0v-1~Z@ Βa[NLVˮ4Yat'ł@Z%]0\,?僠Ԁl9td6pf 1K3X#DSVx!LZoi#A#`ļXKIr5]زǖAP[|v`G`fvXƇp'e{#O aU'TX<:ƙ s“NR<)[Jr ZV"0kzk3f ^}h{ 4\/TְLygaK?IOɕf0cX+,SXs%E  ׫Ɣ1'`KȮloEئn5@z>tG)UMRc ke0!đ ϻ71BHꔠU q^!]|f=Z XA 8~n XJ! qC@c<:̘3OXKQ%\NT= GbO0>հWӹp?<曽4 zA"[q16L(ۃ=E&D&|l%S@P"s7L>¼dcSs1J'CΥY:HBbeiZuvjT5MTn Cehhd&Hp6X1h}Mbx-`S T %.ݒamn兢j$װ/e|Dhuf  ΝycCw<#l24DTKŞs4h0BЪL@[0*}݄ e>O_D;Ľ`OXn:}bLf0>S=A}J\ Kߜpkw&4=\ KKuf~no@|2FS)2#RwĆuic$}wgX~㠳vm9tap[>01VHĘB/o\ffs8SXPX\!TxӅuRacPX\BHi"~ѪF2;6hV>SE/O-97B,abϞ`C w+-?8`n1ӳH @Q*@sr+N$ӉɟߵBmùvvS` 30ݞ06Yr/Cs qH:O*BQgw͸Z% r:G@ }lժTci|P)1Bb9s/ BlYsϟ>,W8Y"y:9%C,|x̢J/~\iMM3B_Ng% }F͚#?ZYHzJ>cS. fUyCAv9lw+QqE-#"Ζήn]J@ڲ)  kl5;VFٌc&犐ćofXR 0')q_Xz]x&{p0oLQ(ԞfGCb? g#5eHΙ4?1ֶzcđ[8J v|2LZJ 1jP(6tCNOJV)9| 7leAbD ?3N@ 8alax~i}e;ś.ʛ|Ҕ(*V n=Sp[3`n ̄ra(g%]\O J ԕo%Ɲ]MIIѭ9|("g2N=tXA. )ʖ1dm0%'3,N)/<y[M5m}6>E>i3p0r"Us,c- XWf Sb, SCzR>zBW(} K> a0֖# A6clfkp\T㋩UkrtŖkh"b>yuMnJgm(4UJ,@pS!OZ&kig˕&h2mz+Ht28Mz+ToX0g/9? =r_IM زK`>!"j%[Vvl{ 6#(j:T*dmC*M'VC |%&ݤ/˦)/%Am㤚"FӃ[+IPi75_NNO4j^ɮʥ5^A5AJN >糳9` TUvj1M3_hG,ʹ-Tsv+="xe7ԊXס+. ì0/`HАPVSd4-?p2SF&H(o044i )-"N=RwpƟ&65o욑?K.PzIBCݞB,] A~Yjx2V ώ?ryX!,@ӎW>ܘD0l%h,GT*h/l("V5*#,S Mȥ.jE~ ^XkfZSĂ|Bʤ??OCD:0'_4P?HD4~˂ C %qV lW {q)jC/ k^Ofj[eA2Dcӟ0mZ`)`s͜koPSzqLipS#JDhl]6?D!.md,"{-l]7-tIzɦd*LY78 (zi%Zd.;y}<jť≎W%"Вc*5n< 0A$*y8U@w5a7V} X d!;MD#z";d6fLx匓]ʆ^~r7' Рpz _q׋(/4!T'I۝H+o\/$FM٬-ʼn9g#`.w6ԣԺqbYoy}/n[R d:il(=5 pw>Salp^i}!y-[sUw56 u<8fŭCپwMp:Z̆Ðʣg= GCn-%S[LPvȣK;t; gK.W߱f+ĥkV89X-[}$ T'PpIb2DwZ 6Kqx]Lb$:?XTSܠ i'jl2vM1ۿ{bFX1!x ^xR1nOi<{$k"s3R3 VO:Ga as6]> ] K%oRiW7*$~~~ 64hȂ) @ OZWWD80c SEkHb/\C]L! LD`yVy S`/M. LA30PEKj1R`d:gDU70Z* S?D|2s#$VZ@  dzm- 7,zv SS_PO޺:{k RG&*p jF*6~g5y]ӣpozxVk"bt;8zYf5]7+g9e($> 7l fGi;!؞17.P>}R`aAEuܧZf[K. o;~+WhIQXkݝ UoT`ȅ1U6ޛRNˇbjbMNQFەxOA4*d$i!$&Z_R~_l Y7734 BeAyMC,T3͎Tx3.R\OcsQr!K!ڞxYQLCv=#b\%o[J܂(4̓b}J܏JUZ%EiHUqt:|9: ZBoPтY4BMh31iF/~nY%D,9\l @}vv,QwU7݃,.Ͼޣqv8Ag>,6$ckSwV q-MI&[Pb9G EKó %i#͘)n\\!ʷl=gOB:}':d{󞏒#4wRf0',zHrc/6学妘D΂gMQ0@Jt*pcmkbR`dX Ws{WGK.Ա+r&C:SnqMLecxmu,Q-Qv|Ur/M2%Kz7>6C2^k 6\ ^:\eHaWtF'>NE:x֌`A9݋udHO_{?f'UowNVmjM[n2P>#+"M5l/)`1/SXXX|YqVYr梁4/. }!:%4`]V%kmR9ު o? sԣ>I9]5 k FVr7N\)(+:l9-|374 *T/XNqLpsܖ7zߏ$ ~r~Rnhne'YWƔA}V;?'}uZDPzV43a.ILwIP ucČʙKƩ5TV2 ZtXO]EtAX۳/F4H$y.JJ4.TƪC\A:h5{#ފW8[mʮ iq,hf WF%tl`-=߰$ϋ_6j^xlu`vaGgst7ٱ 썘 񘪔qyM?¢Z' Y$7%27B5Kۦp6z̓D+V9nLg1M+&avc nǷ)u{ATT7ond4 0oG"jdeLK&hIK[ڳ, o~!3S}G|)_Rm"&9OzH':"`lt!NOϩP ^;x|D.(n"Lm0,\I&BzwRk>b4$E$0:5H?6 TV =4Fd"TqRh4P!:e dބ~~9yj=7!wIEnBY?h/1e0IΗ՛$ä CTo'RUDyC]4fEo%zV.jb*vR̷1ѻ="f&x :>0j>.à H/^[9Dl6jxʢg:E7?C-$nQY%~'/NG&kM 5@M{O÷rGQ]&d,f(PӼ-0YD^|cҝ> _u4]ct?Vk"(G^ַ,= YH*dj_;b(? \VZ}GEl^򑤑 *-oLۊodwm||DA<0/}BsKDiIގ?V:"m``>stCHPSq.7b#g@0(xM4L tO-Ld әmr}It >B4=!)W$G")k'Yd=9IM]?QZe}"t&1anT|57U2#hեh*M%{IJPJw&jwbprDd¥BwQIS>g?JM?FVxnZ(O·߬MYyK72ݙE-(h\Qz=cx ` /5kIXzoen91^HHv_x"H*4,}w( ^?i}ͬe8/og@|[cn."핐I=8LGb#&_@O< _|61m>î L@44*k}x5 [W9U
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1