Nicky Oppenheimer

Any father likes his son to take over from him if possible.

I am one of the affluent rich living the good life. But I like to think that I am doing my bit to resolve the problems of Africa and am certainly committed to Africa in the long run.

We're seeing diamonds coming back into favor.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.