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• Anton Rupert dies 

Jump to full article: News24 (za), 2006-01-19

Intro:

Dr Anton Rupert, undoubtedly South Africa's most successful entrepreneur and one of the greatest businessmen the country has produced, has died.

He was 89 years old.

Family spokesperson Hans Knoetze confirmed on Thursday that he died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday night. . . .

The Rupert business empire includes Richemont, which sports luxury names Cartier, Mont Blanc, Rothmans and Dunhill, and stakes in Distell, British American Tobacco, FirstRand, Absa, TransHex, Unilever, Nampak, TotalSA, Rainbow Chicken and Medi-Clinic through Remgro.

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