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David Shapiro on Steinhoff's Heather Sonn and the drawn out investigation; plus a slow fashion pick up

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Heather Sonn, chairperson of Steinhoff shows integrity as she steps down from the board after acknowledging she was unwittingly involved in irregularities two years ago. But the bigger question is why is this investigation taking so long? Biznews founder Alec Hogg dives into the Markus Jooste leftovers with South Africa's favourite market analyst David Shapiro. - Vanessa Marks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 May 2020 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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