Bridget oppenheimer biography

BRIDGET Oppenheimer, who has died in Johannesburg at the age of 92, was the wife of Anglo American boss Harry Oppenheimer, who died in at the age of

In spite of her wealth and magnificent 20ha estate in the middle of Johannesburg, she was quietly spoken, charming, down-to-earth and likeable - and not shy to roll up her sleeves.

She was an untiring fundraiser for the African Children's Feeding Scheme.

She started Women for Peace a month after the Soweto uprising to promote dialogue and understanding between women of all races. A woman of decided views, she met police minister Jimmy Kruger soon after the uprising and shared some of them with him.

She travelled thousands of kilometres with a few helpers in a minibus to remote communities all over Southern Africa to demonstrate the "Wonderbox", an effective means of cooking nutritious meals without fuel, which she promoted with missionary zea