Suspicion circles Israeli diamond maven who ‘understands negroes’
/ 24 August 2012

Suspicion circles Israeli diamond maven who ‘understands negroes’

“Yossi, you don’t get it. I understand the politics of negroes.” Thus, Dan Gertler once bragged of his talent for cutting audacious deals with the Congolese government. Recorded in about 2000, the revealing slur was made during the early days of the Israeli diamond ­scion’s ambitious Democratic Republic of Congo venture. (See also: “Sexwale’s claims […]

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/ 17 August 2012

Tokyo Sexwale and the DRC’s Mr Grab

Tokyo Sexwale funded the controversial Dan Gertler (pictured) who “grabbed and flipped” DRC mining assets. A $150-million investment tied Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale’s fortunes to a controversial Israeli businessman as he pulled off the “heist” of a prize mining asset in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The name of Dan Gertler, the […]