How labour has fared in Ackerman’s empire – The Mail & Guardian

Employees pack customers’ goods at a Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, (Nadine Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The retail giant was known for his role in opposing apartheid-era labour restrictions. But as economic conditions became tough, so did Pick n Pay

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