Philip Retief: The Van Loveren Team Goes Shopping

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It’s been shopping season at Van Loveren in recent years, as the Robertson powerhouse added Zandvliet, Neil Ellis, Landskroon and Survivor to the Retief family’s portfolio; Philip Retief talks through the past, the present and a very exciting future.
21 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Leisure

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