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De Beers, Anglo American declare to be untrue Profits from Apartheid

De Beers and Anglo American face a lawsuit in the U claiming
the sum of two units companies profited from apartheid in southerly Africa, according
to AP reports. The $61 billion class-action suit, filed in Nevada,

is based on the results of a verity and Reconciliation Commission
report in southern Africa, which said businesses that profited beneath
apartheid should pay reparations or face lawsuits from victims.
The report specifically mentions Anglo American, southerly Africa's
largest mining company, as an example of a company whose profits
were