Isabel Jean Jones

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Isabel Jean Jones
Born
Jones

London
Died11 March 2008
Citizenship England,South Africa
Occupationjournalist
Notable work
  • Fair Deal
Awardsdti Award for Consumer Champions

Isabel Jean Jones was an English-born South African consumer journalist, best known for her consumer rights programme Fair Deal .

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Biography

Jones was born in London, but she lived in South Africa for 20 years. [1]

In 2007, she won the dti Award for Consumer Champions. [2]

Death

Jones died in Johannesburg on 11 March 2008, after being admitted to the hospital on 7 March 2008. [3] She had previously been admitted to hospital in December 2007, where she had undergone open heart surgery. [4] Her funeral was held on International Consumer Day, on 15 March 2008. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Isabel Jones | Who's Who SA". whoswho.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "the dti Awards for Consumer Champions 2007". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Mrs Isabel Jean JONES (Profile)". Who's Who of Southern Africa. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  4. ↑ "Consumer rights champion Isabel Jones dies". Mail & Guardian Online. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  5. ↑ Ina Opperman, Beeld (12 March 2008). "Isabel Jones 'strict, but fair'". News24. Retrieved 13 March 2008.

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