Launching
Buitenverwachting Restaurant, Thursday 5th
September
Guest
speaker PIETER DU TOIT is a political journalist and has held senior positions
at a number of Afrikaans titles, including political correspondent and news
editor at Die Beeld in Johannesburg. In 2017 he was appointed Editor of
Huffington Post South Africa. He has covered politics for more than a decade.
His first book Enemy of The People was
a best seller.
THE BOOK
About
50km outside of Cape Town lies the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, nestled
against vineyards and blue mountains that stretch to the sky. Some of South
Africa’s wealthiest individuals: all male, all Afrikaans live here – and all
very, very 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 exists? 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.
NITTY GRITTY
We
return to the beautiful Buitenverwachting Restaurant for this luncheon. A
superb 2-course luncheon with Amuse Bouche and Petit Fours including wines will
cost you R495.
For
more information or to book please telephone 021 685 8016 or email sandybailey@telkomsa.net.
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