The Oppenheimer family is delighted to announce a major new endowment of R1 billion to the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. This donation effectively doubles the size of the Trust and underlines the family’s commitment to the advancement of education in South Africa. The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust was founded by Harry Oppenheimer to honour the memory of… Read more »
Mary Slack needs no introduction. Her continual support of the arts inspires everyone around her Mary Slack – Champion of the Arts, BASA 27th August 2012 Text Michelle Constant, Business Day Special Edition, August 2012 It’s bitterly cold in Johannesburg and Mary Slack is ensconced in her study at Brenthurst. The space is cosy and… Read more »
By Nicky Oppenheimer On 30 November 2011 a farewell dinner was held at Vergelegen by Anglo American plc in honour of Nicky Oppenheimer to mark his retirement from the Anglo board. For the first time in nearly a century there is no longer any formal connection between the great mining company founded by his grandfather,… Read more »
For more than a century the family has played a central role in SA’s economy. Bobby Godsell takes a look at the influence of the Oppenheimers on SA. When, at the age of 22, Ernest Oppenheimer set foot on the Cape Town dock in 1902, he was opening a new chapter in the history of… Read more »