Diamond giants face £4bn apartheid claim

A £4bn (€5.83bn) lawsuit has been filed against the mining and diamond giants Anglo American and De Beers by former workers in South Africa who say the companies treated them like slaves under the former racist apartheid regime.

The suit follows the recent release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report which said that businesses who profited under apartheid should pay reparations or face lawsuits from victims.