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People who have stolen from me - David Cohen (Picador Africa, 2004)
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People who have stolen from me - David Cohen (Picador Africa, 2004)
David Cohen takes the reader down Jules Street in Johannesburg, at the same time opening a window on democratic South Africa 10 years on. Cohen focuses on two friends who own Jules Street Furnishers and describes the challenges of dealing with defaulting customers, hiring former carjackers as repossession agents and a family member defrauding the business. They deal with these headaches with good humour, common sense and compassion. A useful study of a Joburg street and its fortunes.

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