As an outspoken opponent of apartheid, Anthony Bloom, chief executive of the Premier Group, a giant milling concern that had sales last year of $3.1 billion, has long been one of South Africa's foremost liberal businessmen. His company was among the earliest to recognize the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising as a workers' holiday.
To the dismay of South Africa's liberal establishment, Bloom, 48, announced last week that he was leaving the country to settle in Britain. Bloom cited "serious personal and family reasons" for the move. His stepdaughter is receiving medical treatment in Britain. But he also said that...
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