MINING magnate Harry Oppenheimer, whose fortune was estimated at R30bn, has left a will that refers to wealth of only R307m, The Star newspaper reported. Further vast wealth is believed to have been left in trust before he died. The former chairman of the Anglo American Corporation and De Beers died in August aged 92. Almost everything in the will has been left to his widow Bridget, to whom he was married for 57 years – including his extensive art collection, his stud farm in Kimberley and all his racehorse enterprises, several property and company investments, stocks and cash. The report said no mention was made in the will of his son Nicholas, chairman of De Beers; his daughter Mary; or his five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, but they would probably benefit from trusts.
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