The "Old Money" Family That Controls Africa: The Oppenheimers

The extraction of Africa's abundant resources has been secretly controlled to a select few “old money” families - such as the Oppenheimers - often hidden in plain sight.
Indeed, they have dominated the global diamond industry in an era of unparalleled dominance - controlling an astonishing 85% to 90% of rough diamond distribution for over 100 years - not only in Africa, but worldwide.
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0:00 Introduction
Chapter 1: The Wealth of the Modern Oppenheimers
Chapter 2: An Oppenheimer Patriarch Is Born
Chapter 3: Ernest Takes Over The World’s Diamond Market
Chapter 4: The Life and Times of Harry Oppenheimer
Chapter 5: The Legacy and Controversies of the Oppenheimer Dynasty
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In this video, we dive into the remarkable story of the Oppenheimer family, a dynasty whose influence has extended far beyond the shores of Africa, shaping the global diamond industry and beyond.
We begin with an exploration of Africa's rich natural resources and the complex socio-economic challenges it faces, setting the stage for a tale of economic prowess and strategic influence.
We also on the Oppenheimer family's dominance in the diamond industry, tracing their journey from the late 19th century to the present.
We highlight the family's ability to amass vast wealth and influence, surviving through historical upheavals such as two World Wars and the digital revolution, and avoiding controversy in the blood diamond scandal.
We profile key family members, starting with Nicholas F. Oppenheimer, who has significantly expanded his wealth in recent years.
His diverse investment portfolio, spanning continents and industries, is explored in detail. Nicky’s ventures, ranging from private equity investments to his involvement in the healthcare sector, illustrate the breadth of his business acumen.
We then delve into the origins of the Oppenheimer dynasty, tracing back to Ernest Oppenheimer, the patriarch who established the family's initial foothold in the diamond industry.
Ernest's rise from a young diamond buyer to a prominent business and political figure in South Africa is chronicled, showcasing his strategic mind and entrepreneurial spirit.
We also shed light on the next generation of Oppenheimers, focusing on Harry Oppenheimer's contributions to both the business world and politics.
His revolutionary marketing strategies transformed the diamond industry, and his political influence is examined, particularly in the context of apartheid-era South Africa.
We then shift to the controversies and ethical issues surrounding the diamond industry, particularly the accusations of monopolistic practices and the impact of cultural references like the film "Blood Diamond" and Kanye West's song "Diamonds From Sierra Leone."
These cultural phenomena brought increased scrutiny to the ethical and environmental implications of diamond mining.
The story culminates with the Oppenheimer family's strategic decision in 2012 to sell their stake in De Beers, marking the end of their direct involvement in the diamond industry but not their influence in global business.
We explore their subsequent investments in diverse sectors, highlighting their continued economic impact in Africa and beyond.

[@oldmoneyluxury]

COMMENT: What is your opinion on the Oppenheimer family legacy?

[@vulpine81]

Thanks for bringing in some under the radar families

[@dwightthompson8984]

To romanticize thieves and plunderers whom have a lot of blood on their hands while Africans suffer .but don’t kid yourself.elf there is a reckoning coming soon.

[@vladracul40]

Is want,think all those FILTY RICH DOSEN'T HAVE, and not even them doesn't knoe.

[@vladracul40]

😂😂😂😂 10 million dollars in finds 😂😂😂😂, to a multi-billion OLIGARCHI is equal with nothing.

[@henryread9806]

The Oppenheimers played a pivatal role in creating industrial South Africa The should be honoured as as of the most promiment names in South Africa😊

[@sinethembakaku8336]

i take you forgot to mention that Ernest Oppenheimer played a role in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.

[@dionoliveira4058]

it's in his first post on this thread already.

[@oelofvorster2004]

Never knew. Over 75 000 people died in South African mines.

[@antonius_006]

How many people died in the 4th century ?

[@phermade1000]

Racism, corruption, greed are not an issue among rich people, that worry is left for the middle class and poor people

[@PheladiMphahlele]

Damn! And you just had to be veracious😢😢. This is so true

[@MoonHoax-md6mp]

The Opoenheimers have destroyed 2000 kms of the West Coast of SA and Namibia through open cast mining. They were also involved in the assassination of Patrice Lubumba. The Oppenheimers as all members of his tribe are the enemies of human kind.

[@Aj-tu4gv]

Genies

[@vjb66666]

Cool story, have you got more fairy tales?

[@MoonHoax-md6mp]

@@vjb66666 I will take you on a tour of the West Coast of SA and Namibia to see with your own doubting eyes the damage done by Anglo American and De Beers. I have many other verifiable facts available to the neferious missdeeds past and present committed by the the culprits in question and their tribal accomplices. Please do some reading on the subject matter before attempting to make your ignorance normative to everyone.

[@garthlouw3003]

​@@vjb66666you can't even answer that goes against what he saying. If you don't know how to use your brains rather not comment

[@daveyjuice7710]

If it's true sue them .

[@hubreydavid7864]

The days of exploitation in Africa are over .Africa is Uniting with a Domino's effect throughout Africa and the days of these rich people keeping Africa poor is coming to an end by hook or by crook.Ubantu God came to the rescue to eradicate poverty in Africa. ❤❤

[@joshbonds0073]

Leeeets gooo

[@DumaM-ir7rk]

Wrong exploitation will continue until Jesus come. Current leadership in Africa is in the deep pockets of corporations

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

Well it's about time!!!

[@AN-gl3jx]

If only that was what it was about. These very type of people are coralling Africans into a united Africa to bring the New World Order into being. Africa's leaders and influencers are largely their bought and paid for whores. The end game, total control and depopulation via civil wars, starvation, disease and worse. Ever heard of the Great Reset. Get ready for Biblical events. We ain't seen anything yet. God help us all.

[@robclarke5641]

Good luck with that

[@dirkfolscher3001]

To put it bluntly, South Africa should have been the richest country in the world, but they cunningly took control of all the wealth, and are now stoking the fires of a massive civil war. They also control the current regime as they did the previous one.

[@gameshotspot9812]

So true

[@Jean-sc1bw]

There was no control to be by the African, they had no means..technologies and money to build infrastructures to do mining. This came with a lots of jobs..and economic development.

[@martinsgates1141]

@@Jean-sc1bw This is ridiculous . People have been mining their wealth by themselves for centuries . The money you speak of where does it come from . Cuz money by itself is just paper. For economic development you need to read on many ancient African models . Infact ask any African today if their grand parents ever heard of being homeless . As for technology that is a bit nuance .

[@edithmiller3114]

Control the current regime? What nonsense. The current regime would happily give all those 'riches' to the Chinese (who would not employ local South Africans) or Russians....and pocket the cash for themselves.

[@peterbrigden2124]

They should be running the country as these ANC people haven't a clue about anything👍😭😭😈😈

[@thequeenmidas]

An admirable and glowing account of economic prowess, however, many South Africans view these as "ill-gotten gains" propelled by the 1913 Land Act that disenfranchised South African indigenous people of 87% of their land (all the arable and mineral rich land) and handed it over to European settlers like the Oppenheimers. Following that, the 1948 Apartheid Laws further entrenched a system of the subjugation of the African people, legislating the enrichment of white, European settlers. Africans were excluded from any form of formal enterprise. That is how the Oppenheimers and others in that time got to be wealthy. Hardly just economic prowess. They were the early beneficiaries of a political and economic system that favoured them and essentially gave them a monopoly. They are also notorious for political interference in the countries in which the operate. Don't get me wrong, they have clearly done very well for themselves but we should remember the whole story.

[@joshbonds0073]

That’s why their scared of Julius malema. And malema is the only one that talks bad about them haha I love it

[@merryfergie]

European in the continent of africia comes within 50 years of the abolishing of the African slave trade. The africa slave trade depleted the strength of native population, both of young, healthy males & women of child-bearing potential.....to subsequently divide the continent to European & America colonial occupation for the end game of all these natural resources

[@piet0004]

Agreed the procedures and policies were put in place to benefit the controllers of the system, but I always wonder if the land was so rich and arable why was it not made use of prior to European arrival and even after European arrival why it wasn't negotiated or protected more vigorously?

[@AN-gl3jx]

Does anyone for even one moment think given the same business acumen Malema would not have done the same or in typical African dictator fashion done worse. He is already tied to several very suspicious and not too honest transactions. Beware of the devil you don't know. Idi Amin not only killed his opponents, he ate them.

[@ruqayyahcurtis7504]

Thank you for setting the history straight. These robber barons inflicted the indigenous people with misery, murder, apartheid for generations. We should not admire anything about them. They were and still are ruthless and immoral plunderers!!! Their Anthem is Money, Power and Greed by any means necessary!

[@tstyleartistry]

If you think Satan doesn't exist, just read or listen to the history of families and groups who have enacted such evil in the world for generations. They are surely guided by something.

[@colleenbrookes-gain6662]

Absolutely agree with you

[@nomazizizembe8662]

I agree satan is the ruler of this world

[@imbored1979]

They all Freemasons (high ranking actually), those are the ones that worship Satan, or look at him as a deity to say the least. Research Albert Pike he admitted himself.

[@Goddess_Infinity]

I believe hell in actually here on earth that was created by them . Just pure evil

[@thenoneckpeoplerepresentat8074]

@@Goddess_InfinityHeaven and Hell are your time on Earth.

[@teweraijanda2994]

Proverbs 22:1 KJV A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.

[@usercantbeblank]

FUN FACT Oppenheimer’s 60 000 hectare Ranch is the biggest in Zimbabwe. He’s so powerful that even when Mugabe took land from white farmers, Oppenheimer’s Ranch was left untouched. Carries 7500 - 10 000 Cattle at any time. Exports to England and USA. Oppenheimer spends his time there sometimes with his dogs. He flies his beef out from Shangani to Cape Town for personal consumption. It’s a very serious Ranching operation they’re running down there. Ohh also. There’s a rich coal seam running through part of his ranch. He has been in and out of court fighting this off. Wonder if he’ll mine it himself later

[@tigere01]

What's the name of the 60 000 hectare ranch?

[@usercantbeblank]

@@tigere01 Shangani Holistic Ranch. A short drive from Bulawayo

[@anonymous.marshall]

Land Reform in Zimbabwe is not complete until that farm is returned to the People of Zimbabwe

[@RogueReplicant]

​@@anonymous.marshallYeah, so the fools can ruin it like they ruin everything.

[@TheYah00netstar]

@usercantbeblank *I believe he would employ miners to do the work...*

[@KINGSHIP-NTUSI]

but they were never against the apartheid ...they are the apartheid .... the miners of those diamonds were never paid , with no safety measures in place but back then nobody cared

[@maxnator]

The miners were x-rayed after each shift to check if they did not ingest anything, mostly died from cancer later on

[@user-pz2ph1qw4x]

BULL!!!

[@vm5954]

They said he owns a national park they cannot be serious

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@vm5954who said he owns a national park?

[@lebo3793]

He owns the biggest private game reserve in South Africa

[@Judah_13]

Obadiah 1:4 Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, there will I bring you down, said the LORD.

[@tatepasi9519]

People actually act like God does not exist. The day is coming.

[@walterluus6174]

Yep, then all the money in the world helps you none.

[@johncheeseboro8779]

What does this mean actually?

[@Judah_13]

@@johncheeseboro8779 If you have to ask, then it's not meant for you to know.

[@berhanemahari7271]

​@@Judah_13 Isn't asking the process of knowing? That is is just stupid comment. If you don't like to answer then, you don't need to reply, not everyoneknows the scriptures....

[@michaellawson6533]

As far as I know they moved their headquarters out of SA to London due to uncertainty of the new SA Marxist governments intention to nationalise all minerals , and as such they take all the diamonds and profits to London. Since then they have contributed to bleeding SAs economy while the ANC has stolen the rest. De Beers also is the only private company to write laws in its favour criminalizing citizens for possessing uncut diamonds on their own land. The sentence for illicit diamond buying and selling is up to 21 years in prison. The minerals belong to the nation , not to the corporation. Land law abrogates admiralty law. Unfortunately the criminal admiralty law, not valid on land, has been permitted to cannibalize our country, while making us all debtors to it and resulting in abject poverty.

[@simondaniel446]

well said

[@tien7022]

Sadly the African people there aren’t capable of making anything out of their resources. It is reason they are in continuation of being poor.

[@pimpompum5125]

Tipical Jewish

[@prdeacon974]

Wow. That is truly crazy the power they have.

[@patriciajiri3699]

Now you see where Malema is coming from and going to.😮

[@jonathan9039]

Answering future questions: No, these are not the same Oppenheimer from the Atomic Bomb. Both have the same surname, and are of Jewish descent, but they are not from the same family.

[@oldmoneyluxury]

We thought about putting that in the video, but thought it would sound a bit odd on screen! Thanks for adding this!

[@danielcraft3727]

Could still be possibly a distant relative? People think because we're not all immediate family we're not related and came from the same towns from hundreds of years ago. A few American Africans share my last name. Not related to my line but that's the bad stuff. Close enough to consider family for me and I would rather look at it from that point of view rather than hate based on colors.

[@jonathan9039]

I dream for the day when all people will think like you.. @@danielcraft3727

[@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070]

that is cap. Jews from the same era with same name being unrelated and having immense power? gtfoh

[@carljohnson317]

​@@danielcraft3727True

[@quentinseicappie1246]

Let me guess. They supposedly grew such a Lucrative business witbiut shedding innocent african blood and any atrocities, right?

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645]

Little hats are gonna little hat

[@DumaM-ir7rk]

No regards for the safety or health of the black cheap labourers

[@DonDon-ts5yj]

But its fine when black people do it to their own ??? 😂

[@imammo867]

In its heyday Anglo American was so big it provided almost half of all deposits in South African banks hence it decided to own a bank(corporate and retail banking now called Rand Merchant Bank as well as First National Bank).

[@user-cn8tj3fs5l]

Not a commonly known fact....

[@elizabethjulianah]

Blood diamonds? Wickedness of the highest order from the 1885 scramble and partition of Africa

[@olumidunilesanmi4001]

I respect this channel but with all due respect there's a way the West sees Africa which I feel is wrong, very very wrong. Africa isn't a country, the way the West portrays Africa as if it's one country with one people with the same culture. The Oppenheimers in this reference don't control Africa, please and please get your facts right. Africa has 54 countries are you trying to say this family controls 54 countries? What you can say is, how this family controls mining in certain countries in Africa. That's a better headline, than saying the entire Africa. I feel it's highly disrespectful to we as Africans, I don't know what others think, but that's how I feel. It's very unfair when you lump Africa together as if it's a country with one people, NO! It's a very large continent with more than 1 billion people, with a land mass only second to Asia. It's like I'm to say because ambani's reliance group is a big company in India, I should then say, how his company controls Asia. That you're big in a country or a certain part of a continent doesn't mean you dominate the entire continent. Please take to correction.

[@madamemeek9617]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@sunflower381]

The boarders of the 54 African countries were drawn by the west for colonisation, I think focus more on cultural difference. I don't see anything wrong with seeing Africa as a single unit, we are one very diverse unit but one nonetheless.

[@Chilbuli_Baby]

​@@sunflower381you are ignorant, there are countries in sub saharan africa that were not created by Europeans. We are allowed to claim and be proud of our own unique individual identities! it's not just Europeans and Asians who should have that privilege.

[@jr321]

🎉🎉

[@nombusodlamini7298]

What strikes me is the facial similarities of a young Harry Oppenheimer and Cecile John Rhodes. They closely resemble each other.

[@BonganiMagadu]

I've always thought they are related Especially how De Beers was started by Rhodes and ends up under control of Oppenheimers

[@colleenbrookes-gain6662]

I'm sure if u dig deeper u will find that Rhodes and the Oppenheimer are related albeit many times removed but related nonetheless

[@ntoshmulimi]

Funny how the wealth was just taken by force

[@nkosinesisangwenya2995]

you're a very good writer and the video audio combination is mind-blowingly beautiful. keep up the great work!!!!

[@oldmoneyluxury]

Thank you! Will do!

[@jczartoryski]

I small quibble on the video side, but the footage of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith or the Lancaster House negotiations for the independence of Rhodesia seem rather tenuously related to the Oppenheimer story.

[@samukeloshange]

Please do the TRUE WEALTH OF CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AND PATRICE MOTSEPE🙏🇿🇦

[@NthatiMotsabi]

I am with you on that

[@AT-gu8by]

Why? They’re natives and you are not!

[@antonvrb1510]

​@@AT-gu8byBlatant corruption is ok, as long as a person was born in Africa and is black. Interesting....

[@user-xz2fx9ke6w]

Your heroes were fed from that same money . Today there own almost half of south africa 🎉🎉🎉​@AT-gu8by

[@AT-gu8by]

@@user-xz2fx9ke6w 80% of South African land is owned by whites, given to them by the Apartheid government.

[@LAUREN26ify]

I've learned more about this family in the comments then in the video itself 😅. Thank you to the real Alkeban people for shedding light on the dark truths of families like these. They are not to be looked up to by us since they have done nothing for us but steal, kill and destroy.

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

Just like the Sheckler family who created the opioid epidemic in Amerikkka!!!

[@nomazizizembe8662]

So true dear truth be told

[@levertmalatji-oj9ok]

🎉🎉 Thank you much love from south Africa.

[@leonvanderlinde5580]

That means the Oppenheimers nearly own the world. Next to Blackrock and it's partners.

[@naboegrainger1132]

With so much wealth, it's clear they can solve many societal problems and improve African society as a whole. But they won't because for such obscene wealth to be possible for a minority, extreme poverty for the majority is the sacrifice they gladly make. Disgusting.

[@24sevenrecords51]

So true keeping majority poor works well for them. The past few weeks I think just before November criminals attempted to rob Eastgate Mall in Gauteng, they were caught by police before they can even execute their crime. Guess why? Eastgate, Sandton , Four-way, Green stone and Clearwater malls are owned by De Beers

[@nombusodlamini7298]

As one spy would say in Mission Impossible 2;"The greater the suffering, the greater the peace". Colonialism, Divide and Conquer was a slick operation that continues to work for entities much like them as the Oppressed run it without them in the forefront!! Psychologically wretched and wicked!!!

[@moreganndigia7228]

Utterly disgusting

[@siboniso4420]

The SARS gets over R1 trillion every year from tax payers, over R200 billion is spent on education yet we have the lowest Maths and Science pass rate in the world. Stop blaming white people for all of South Africas problems. The ANC gov just stole R1.8 billion in UIF funds. It wasnt white people thst did that.😂😂😂

[@lr6477]

Why should anyone just fund people who continually reproduce yet themselves produce nothing? Where's the sustainability here

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Yes, a neat, pretty summary.... Tons left out. Not bad as an introduction, to them. Of course, they're part of the Tribe, that had their HQ in the City of London. ... ye old British East India Company which set up shop, in Cape Town, in 1820.

[@skoutman8507]

Interesting

[@skoutman8507]

Have a link to more info?

[@deathlarsen7502]

Wealth made from a myth on the "value" of rocks

[@rickyweston3093]

Yep, a murderous myth at that.

[@sonofmasimong4373]

Please do the Royal Bafokeng tribe also from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@mawandenxumalo4901]

I'd also like to see that, R46 billion is no childs play

[@brettkent9851]

Ingonyama trust is maybe even bigger. Royal zulu everything

[@gustavfourie5099]

I agree, that would be interesting. The platinum province. SA is a platinum powerhouse, at one time SA exported 70% of global supply. Without platinum this nation would not be where it is now.

[@6B8RX]

It was smart to get out of diamonds; so-called "lab grown" diamonds are undercutting natural diamonds in the marketplace.

[@scronx]

And so smart to run diamond prices artificially high all these years-- do you admire them for that?

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645]

​@@scronxlittle hats are gonna little hat

[@CBD-Life-South-Africa]

Lab diamonds are called fake on the markets and can be tested and Identified

[@user-fw7rf5nd1u]

@6B8RX they got into the artificial diamond industry as well

[@bakerdow9884]

@@CBD-Life-South-Africa Who told you that? High quality lab diamonds pass the tests

[@faithreid5959]

No wonder these people were fighting against Mandela

[@deadbutworking]

PLEASE do some Indian old money families too.. would be a nice diverse inclusion to your repertoire!

[@robwilcox7284]

That would be extremely interesting, given Indian culture/power is probably the oldest continual civilisation on earth…. Such a rich area to mine.

[@deadbutworking]

@@robwilcox7284 where are you from?

[@Sophia-yh1tw]

Yes even the Seminole tribe of south Florida!

[@scronx]

Does it bother you that this gang are criminal monopolists?

[@280SE]

Diversity & inclusion! ☑️. What’s your pronouns bruh?

[@Stuart.Branson.]

Fun fact - Europe can fit inside Africa 5 times Billions ??? Not even close - there are infinite resources in Africa beyond trillions and quadrillions in $

[@Unknown-individual]

You wanna repeat that one more time so the people robbing us make sure to get every last cent?

[@davidchidavaenzi8741]

Very informative and motivating

[@grantgerson2168]

As a African Black 🖤 man we must take Africa back fairly or by force. African rules for African solutions! I am from Africa 🌍

[@AlexanderTheGoodEnough]

why is Africa?

[@24sevenrecords51]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 fairly or by force. The problem is that the people who are taking from us, made laws to protect themselves. They use blacks and give them uniforms tell them you are police or soldiers. I am a South African, and ever since I have never seen people getting arrested or shot at if it's a DA or ANC protest. But other protests will have people arrested or have been shot by rubber bullets.

[@buckwheat6245]

I know you're speaking generally but let's start by considering things within the context of this video: We have African women today rejecting proposals because the rings didn't have enough carats... And most African men don't even understand that the only reason why diamonds are expensive is because of marketing and monopoly. Good luck taking Africa back.

[@videosandrehome]

This family is now African and they have been there for many generations, are you just a reverse racist and want to remove all the whites? The case we can send you all the blacks. And then I for an eye and you know what happens there right? I can tell you from all the videos I've seen in South Africa since end of apartheid it's turned into a war zone in many of the cities.

[@mbalithulilezulu5874]

By force baba... these people have been negotiating for ever...we need to use force...

[@gracewilliams7476]

this is so interesting as a african , i know many western countries, unfortunately control lots of our wealth but i never heard of the oppenheimer until now, thank you for the educational material!

[@BonganiMagadu]

Where are you from in Africa that you haven't heard of the Oppenheimers easily most powerful fa.oly ever in africa😮 Guessing you aren't from Southern Africa

[@gracewilliams7476]

@@BonganiMagadu I'm not southern African.

[@homodeus8713]

Africans let everyone do as they please and even beg them to disrespect them. Seem to enjoy it.

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

​@@BonganiMagadu They're a bunch of devils

[@virginiaowens8818]

What I found interesting is their connection to Rockerfeller

[@inferno0020]

So, this family was like those 19th-century industrialists.

[@lilianhaggland2031]

A saying in my family if you ask for money " Do i look like Harry Oppenheimer"

[@juliawitt3813]

Love ' the spiders web' little name drops here.... Well done

[@edonarthur]

As fascinating as the insights offered by this video into this family's activities might be; It equally prompts one to wonder if it wouldn't be just as interesting and important to know who their main competitors and key opponents are, and what their respective detractors' actions in this regard have been. As well as full disclosure of all those whose interests of power and profit the mentioned movie, music, and media content might actually serve...

[@dalerumball5379]

Great job

[@mandlenkosingcukayithobi3574]

A family of criminals that came to South Africa and then passed laws that made it illegal for natives to trade in diamonds. Colonialism in South Africa was about gaining control of our resources.

[@gedsimpson9854]

Before colonialism you had been sitting on the natural resources for thousands of years and never knew they were there. Colonialists discovered them and developed the means to extract them, so what is the problem?

[@mashilo1869]

​@@gedsimpson9854you know very well that you are lying.Throughout history, various African civilizations and societies were well aware of the existence and value of these minerals. For instance, gold has been mined in Africa for thousands of years, and ancient African kingdoms such as the Kingdom of Ghana, the Kingdom of Mali, and the Kingdom of Zimbabwe were renowned for their gold production and trade. Diamonds were also known and utilized in African societies. The region that is now modern-day Zimbabwe, for example, was home to extensive diamond mining and trade networks long before European colonization. It is important to recognize that Africa is a vast and diverse continent with rich cultural, technological, and economic histories. Different African societies had varying levels of knowledge and expertise in mineral extraction, processing, and trade. Many indigenous African communities had developed sophisticated mining techniques, tools, and knowledge of mineral deposits. Unfortunately, during the era of European colonization, the extraction of these resources often occurred under exploitative and oppressive conditions, with local communities being dispossessed of their lands and resources. This history of colonization and exploitation has sometimes contributed to misconceptions and stereotypes about the knowledge and capacities of African societies.

[@hortenseclarke2589]

​@@gedsimpson9854It still doesn't belong to them.... They stole the land from the native people. The Bible tells us not to remove our neighbors landmark... There is a curse upon anyone who removes his neighbor's landmark. No sin goes unpunished! And, stealing people's land doesn't bring blessings to your family... You may have money, but you and your family are plague with all kinds of misfortunes. My friend, there are consequences for our actions... I know that for sure!!!

[@BeSmarterToday]

Simple: All crooks. Need to be held accountable to the world.

[@vishackvapricorn3426]

We need shrewd, fearless and courageous politicians in Africa who are gonna take all the wealth stolen with the blood of our people back. Parties like ANC need to be put aside, the land and resources of Africa will return, it'll take time for Africans to wake up and unite on this course but we'll have it back.

[@epjarvis1285]

Africans didn't know what to do with the resources they had. That's why Europeans had to come through and show the Africans how it's done

[@epjarvis1285]

Africans didn't know what to do with the resources they had. That's why Europeans had to come through and show the Africans how it's done

[@vishackvapricorn3426]

@@epjarvis1285you can fool anyone with that arrogant ignorance. I'm one of the few who know our history perfectly, the product of those minerals were worn by mornachies necks, wrists and all for thousands of years. You maniacs from Europe invaded, lynched, raped, enslaved and pushed our people from their lands to the ghettos and made trillions from stolen wealth. And you'll be very lucky that when we get those resources back, it won't be with the same violence you used and you're very lucky that the politically and historically aware peoples like us are very few and not in power, because if that day ever comes we'll turn the tables with no fear whatsoever. You murdered Chris Hani and had those weaker politicians in negotiations making concessions, but the spirits of Chris Hani, Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko, Solomon Mahlangu ETC still live within us and as Malcolm said with all means necessary we'll take it all back, you'll be lucky if you aren't forced into paying in reparations for the blood you spewed and crimes you committed to African people, our parents, grandparents, our relatives.

[@kairi6589]

@@epjarvis1285 this is a very ignorant comment with a very bias/prejudice viewpoint. People value things differently. Furthermore, centuries of colonialism could obviously play a big part in how much people could really think or control.

[@epjarvis1285]

@@kairi6589 Everyone has a biased and prejudiced view point in favour of their history and culture. African people more than anyone. The countless times black people have blamed whites for this or that. Completely ignoring the major issues within their culture

[@claytonporter7878]

Interesting information

[@Xander6192]

Interesting that in the film, Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia at the time, are shown a couple of times out of context (even Mugabe once), for no apparent reason.

[@thecount_1957]

Racial discrminination not a legacy or dynasty. Human Rights atrocities were commited.

[@siruda01]

It appears you totally skipped mentioning Zimbabwe even though you showed a lot of footage.

[@BonganiMagadu]

It's typical. Victoria Falls Zim side is often shown as Zambia etc. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are described as south African dogs and so on

[@Eaglemadhatter]

How many water wells did they put in Africa? How many people did they save from starvation on Africa? I'm sure a few but could've done so much more. But we need pretty things and cobalt. Yummy😊

[@thelaughingprophet2275]

A family that looks out for itself. One that cares not about yours.

[@user-tm5fp4jk4w]

Uncle Harry gave me a R100 a month pocket money when i was 7 years old and bought me a small motorbike. They were our neighbours in Durban Umhlanga Rocks . I remember giving the dogs snacks. Exc exc exc. The thing is the world is overpopulated so the poor will become poorer and the rich will become richer. Uncle Harry always told me im his silent patner and must look out to his property as he travelled a lot but i was a child back than. I still have a diamond he gave me its a pink couler but i no nothing about gems or things. Its actually ugly i think and just sitting in my cottage. Very heavy and big as a rugby ball. He said its his gift to me and must always remember him. Just memories.

[@canadianswholovecars5528]

As a child, mom would say eat all your vegetables and use the phrase “there is starving kids in Africa who would love this food so eat all your vegetables. Now we know why 😊

[@jameswebster5672]

I saw Nicky at a local Johannesburg mall 10 years ago. No bodyguards, plain clothes. Crime has gotten worse since then though.

[@Malisti04]

Criminals did not recognise him😂

[@dexterspeights3484]

Nicky is a crook that should go to prison for 1000 years for stealing Africa's diamonds by using apartheid!

[@m.s9146]

Crime is frightening now, a very highly connected business associate of ours was recently found stabbed to death in her car.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

His bodyguard were there, all right. Hiding in plain sight.

[@rickyweston3093]

Worst than apartheid ?

[@user-kj8lq7mo2s]

Herbert Hoover AMERICAN president was a trainned MINING ENGINEER. HE WAS A FRIEND of ERNEST OPENHEIMER and this is where the AMERICA in the name ANGLO AMERICA comes from.

[@nanettecormier8513]

These are all the reasons, especially the treatment of miners, I have never owned a diamond and never will.

[@obiflex]

Since we're talking Africa, can you do a documentary on Aliko Dangote whose 10 year reign as Africa's richest man came to an end a few days ago?

[@timk3908]

Good call. Dangote is Old Money. His great-grandpa, a legendary trader, had camel-loads of moolah

[@arinze7684]

yes i would like to see that too

[@jo-d-lo38]

When his huge refinery is in full operation he'll be a multibillionaire. His net worth was once worth $25b and it dropped because of the devaluation of the naira as it has again happened because of the naira devaluation. In 2023, there was a period when his net worth had increased to $19b. If l was Dangote,l would stop being patriotic and move most of my investments out of Nigeria. The government is a joke😂😂😂.

[@chosk80]

He just got back on top again 5 hours back

[@johnigbokoyi2510]

Dangote was never the richest Afrikan...aside from the joke that an European is called Afrika's richest man. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is the richest, and it is a lot more than the US$5 billion Google shows. Realize there is a reason a lot of billionaires (with net worth shown in the billions on a Google search) are not listed on the Forbes list. Do not be fooled.

[@chuckieb3798]

How dare you make a accusation like that!!!!! Controls AFRICA? You're trying to make people angry over an exaggeration! Totally irresponsible!

[@Abby_KayGee]

Yes he is trying to prison us with lies

[@rushanejclarke]

Old money is the way, build generational wealth.

[@islandboi2130]

Easy to do when you steal peoples land and colonize them. Disgusting set of people.

[@ammintuitivecreations4590]

On the Backs of Who???

[@alotofmore]

Rebeccas house is in tumwater, washington i used to live about 35 min from it. I always explored zillow and found that random mansion in the middle of nowhere.

[@lm9609]

THIEVES !!!!!!

[@nickeydasun9011]

How much does one family need? Jezz

[@xcx23cwea65]

We black folks have a lot work to do, a lot of house cleaning.

[@Pantha.]

The Sun and Ancestors are on our side, we will get what naturaly belongs to us very soon.☀️🪶

[@shahrulamar5358]

Diamond are forever. 💎💎

[@dragano556]

Is this the same family that created the nukes?

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

No

[@terryootubeytube]

What about Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong as a video?

[@sovraxmansa4144]

WE WILL GET IT BACK SOOOONN 🔥🔥🔥

[@vishackvapricorn3426]

Yes, we will.

[@greenpill7320]

Never 😂

[@videosandrehome]

And turn it into a pile of rubble. Just look at South Africa now.

[@virgilkane7369]

Their comeuppance is long over due .

[@jczartoryski]

Here are some interesting statistics. 1/10 businesses will tank in the 1st year of operations. Of the remainder, 1/10 will tank in the next 5 years. Of those that survive, 70% will be ruined by the second generation and 90% by the third. There is wisdom behind the 'shirtsleeves/wooden clogs/rice paddy to shirtsleeves/wooden clogs/rice paddy in three generations.' Every family that manages to withstand those trends and to thrive and prosper into the 4th and 5th generation is an outlier. What the Oppenheimer and other dynasties have achieved is completely against all odds. Good for them.

[@Anti-terrorist3112]

Johan Rupert is the richest in Africa.

[@stanleynkosikamthembu168]

So why in your caption did you mention only "Africa" and not their dominance of the whole world's distribution. The insertion of the word "Africa" to drive a point is not only tiring but nauseatingly stupid.

[@DinoCommando123]

Do one for Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

[@robwilcox7284]

Fascinating history, nicely broken up to give equal importance to all that contributed, or are contributing to the family wealth and wider global economics ❤️👁

[@titusmutiso2111]

Interesting

[@marioalencar1981]

Hatred and money is a bad combination.

[@Seekay-oe3qz]

Oscar Wilde wrote ' the importance of being Ernest ' the Oppenheimers definitely ensured that title was lived up to ie wrt wealth & power.

[@YvonneNtoyi-pk4ys]

This is what defines the term .

[@pierredebeer6389]

You should do the a old money family the ruppert family

[@user-so4ou4nt1n]

What I want to know is what did they do for Africa ?? Answer 00000000000😂

[@mariannedekock7996]

One thing is for certain! One day, they all will have to bend their knees in front of our Heavenly Father and explain how they use and spend all the wealth God has borrowed to them all! Because everything belongs to God and is only borrowed to us all on earth!

[@AugustKling]

I hope for the humans of africa.

[@user-bk4we4xo3x]

The Windsors are ALSO of German origin.....

[@imafackinjunglist]

£9.4 bill is like pocket change in the grand scheme of things. You could throw it off a boat and no one would notice.

[@tgchikukwa6947]

The family influences is greeter than L'Oréal, Mars or Walmart families.

[@lilmizzije]

This is modern/21st century colonialism and imperialism.

[@shaneschuller2513]

During Mining Apartheid era, you will find there were townships surrounded all corners by army bases namely Soweto (SOuth WEstern TOwn). This Township borders the main reef mines. So one can argue that it was a concentration camp. So those towns were built woth very low coat homes, no trees planted because helicopters could conduct aerial security. Curfews were in olace and whike we can blame the apartheid government, the fact is that it was large mining corporations who ultimately controled the labour they required. Mineral resources were controled by Anglo orporation and NOT the government. Apartheid was a business decioson, not a political one. Anyone who argues othwrwise are shifting blame and ignoring the fundamental reason. Cecil Rhodes was the giy who implemented segregation, long before Present Verwoerd. In fact Verwoed wanted to nationalize tye mineral resources but he met his end. During Cecil Rhoses era, the Boer War happened because of mining control. Recently during new government, the diamonds are not poliahed in SA, BUT Isreal. So the country's top resource you leaves the land and you have to womder why? So why is the ANC allowing it, is the real question? Knowing thwir entite freedom fight was purely based on nationalising mines. Unfortunately their principles have been lost in avarice and division.

[@Longtack55]

And the Nigerian oil revenues? Oh, dont talk about that.

[@vishalsangwan7208]

GOD Gold - Rothschild Oil - Rockefeller Diamond - Oppenheimer

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

Disturbing what they have done to these ppl

[@oldmoneyluxury]

😂

[@kmakiable]

And they're all Jews or Khazars depending on who you ask

[@darkgalaxy5548]

​@@kmakiable Rockefeller jewish?! Do some more research, my friend.

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

@@kmakiable well thats a whole diff conversation there, but maybe in another forum.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Let's do old money bankers

[@carlaburrell3606]

They are sick n evil by stealing!

[@YourWiggityDude]

Lol are they the family that fools every to think that diamonds are worth a lot?😂

[@zaynosman5162]

I think those are De Beers family

[@darkgalaxy5548]

​@@zaynosman5162 No, de Beer were 2 Boer farmers who when a diamond pipe was found on their land, sold it & it eventually ended up in the possession of Cecil Rhodes, but the mine retained the de Beers name.

[@Luvemliljs]

@@KgothatsoNthitebecause they are not worth that much?

[@YourWiggityDude]

@@KgothatsoNthite coz diamonds ain't rare, but they used propaganda to do so. Look it up

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645]

Of course little hats are gonna little hat

[@johnbethea4505]

We're these Oppenheimers kin to the Oppenheimer that worked with the atomic bomb program here in the USA 🇺🇸???

[@johnbethea4505]

@fiyinfoluwaomole4304 Since both were of German ancestry, I thought they may be of the same bloodline. Thanks for your answer.

[@imammo867]

No

[@mungopark1876]

@@johnbethea4505 The South African Oppenheimers are of the Jewish ancestry.

[@Sydgekd]

This is africa fault. Power is taking never giving. Now africa need to take everything back. Don't ask or go to the court. Just take everything back dont give them a penny or land. Like they did the africans.

[@annia13paul50]

May the Oppenheimer families from children ,grandchildren and great grandchildren lives good with cursed blood money.

[@Kk-bq8sw]

When colonisation occurred they took as they pleased. The indigenous races couldn’t and weren’t capable of defending themselves and their land. It’s all about race and white Europeans took as they pleased and they’re still the majority and in power: North and South America, Australia and New Zealand and also what they call Israel!

[@Professor_Stark]

Kimberley my home town ❤

[@attorneyprocessingservices5985]

These type people create a feeling of deep seated revulsion 👀

[@milaarez2012]

South Africa is just a small portion of Africa, not the total Africa, and for info they still very much control South Africa even today, the luting continues

[@user-tj4cp7zv1d]

Sadly Debeers and other mining important companies that belong to this family span from South Africa to the Congo and to Sierra Leone, Nigeria, to Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and more😂

[@iguesss]

Now they just have the money to invest in owning the means of production. Nearly impossible to ever be poor as a family

[@basedsigma5634]

Good luck to them. Dont envy other peoples things.

[@Judah_13]

Better yet, don't covet and steal other peoples things.

[@phermade1000]

It's a matter of spotting a weakness, opportunity and taking advantage of it head on at an early stage with full speed