Profits Over Principles: Shell’s Deep Ties to Apartheid South Africa

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Profits Over Principles: Shell’s Deep Ties to Apartheid South Africa

By John Donovan: 19 Feb 2025 For decades, Royal Dutch Shell has carefully curated a public image of corporate responsibility and progressive values. Yet, like so many multinational corporations, its historical record tells a much darker story—one of complicity, profit-seeking, and moral bankruptcy. Among the most damning chapters in Shell’s history is its deep involvement in South Africa during the apartheid era, where the company put financial …