Johann Peter Rupert

Billionaire tobacco tycoon and industrialist Johann Rupert who defended Ramaphosa's leadership at a Financial Times summit in London last year and chipped in a 1 billion rand (US$ 54 million) loan fund to help small businesses through the lockdown filed a court action for compensation for losses under the lockdown...

The leaked emails are only the tip of a larger iceberg we hear and the names of prominent captains of industry who contributed to the Ramaphosa ANC leadership campaign may yet come out including Johann Rupert the richest industrialist in the country and the personification of the hated 'White Monopoly Capital' that ex-President Zuma made a target of along with the radical Black First Land First (BLF) movement and the EFF...

Kimber an experienced diamond entrepreneur who went into a joint venture with magnate Johann Rupert in 2011 fell out with Banks over the terms of their separation...

Many of the ANC faithful see 'white monopoly capital' as including the Oppenheimer family Johann Rupert's family and Nathan Kirsh a funder of Agang ('Build') the party formed by the ex-Chairwoman of mining company Gold Fields Mamphela Ramphele...

The five richest men in the country – Harry Oppenheimer (diamonds) Johann Rupert (tobacco and industrial) Christo Wiese (clothing and retail) Jacobus Petrus 'Koos' Bekker (global media) and Patrice Motsepe (mining and industrial) – have been thrown into the spotlight as the radical economic transformation campaign gains momentum...

Richemont the Swiss luxury company headed by South African businessman Johann Rupert and South African investment group Investec broke off their contracts with Bell Pottinger last year (AC Vol 57 No 8 Zuma's many foes mobilise)...

They have been joined by former United Democratic Front stalwarts such as Cheryl Carolus Murphy Morobe and former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel; leading industrialists including Johann Rupert and Christo Wiese; former ANC cabinet ministers such as Ronnie Kasrils (Intelligence) and former senior ANC officials such as Treasurer General Mathews Phosa; and church leaders of all denominations...

Richemont's Chief Executive Johann Rupert praises Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni but says they're let down by vacillation on Zimbabwe...