Double whammy hastens retirement of the man who was once SA’s richest
Christo Wiese, 78, calls it a day on his career after being hit by Steinhoff scandal and then lockdown
27 July 2020 - 19:36
Christo Wiese, once SA’s richest man, has swapped his office in an industrial area of Cape Town for a view of the Atlantic Ocean.
The corporate fraud at Steinhoff International Holdings, which cost the 78-year-old much of his fortune, coupled with the coronavirus outbreak, has convinced him to break the habit of half of a century and ease towards retirement...
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