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Leading ostrich leather figure is a victim of fatal flood

01/10/2026

The founder of an important producer of ostrich leather, Saag Jonker, has died. Mr Jonker died at the end of September after his pick-up truck was swept away by a flood.He attempted to cross a bridge over the Olifants River, close to his home in Oudtshoorn, but was caught up in a torrent of floodwater. He was 85 years old.Saag Jonker founded his...

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