Steel tycoon and philanthropist Eric Samson, best known for building up Macsteel — one of SA’s largest private companies — has died.

The SA Jewish Board of Deputies described Samson as “a visionary leader and nation builder and a man of unsurpassed generosity, one whose multifaceted legacy will benefit our country long into the future”...

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