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Steinheist

He was a clerk thendoing his articles, and noticed him, that heseemed like a bright young...

He was a clerk then
doing his articles, and noticed him, that he
seemed like a bright young guy. And then... I never saw him again
until, I think, 2006

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He was a clerk then doing his articles,
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and noticed him, that he seemed like a bright young guy.
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And then...
00:00:10.028 --> 00:00:15.599
I never saw him again until, I think, 2006.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:51
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
IdeaCandy

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Movie Summary

The biggest corporate scandal in South African history, the fall of Steinhoff led to a loss of R200 billion. Steinheist untangles the story: the investors who were taken in; the victims and the CEO, Markus Jooste, who's still a fr...
S01 • E02 In 2016, Steinhoff began doing some very conspicuous deals. - Steinheist 00:10
In 2016, Steinhoff began doing some very conspicuous deals.
S01 • E01 Christo Wiese, at some stage at the height of Steinhoff’s prowess - Steinheist 00:06
Christo Wiese, at some stage at the height of Steinhoff’s pr...
S01 • E03 The fact that Steinhoff - Steinheist 00:14
The fact that Steinhoff
S01 • E01 Do you know within the closest billion just how wealthy you are? - Steinheist 00:05
Do you know within the closest billion just how wealthy you ...
S01 • E02 It had financial problems, - Steinheist 00:38
It had financial problems,
S01 • E01 I have no idea because my experience has been that generally people - Steinheist 00:10
I have no idea because my experience has been that generally...
S01 • E03 You know, they would basically have a straight entry - Steinheist 00:07
You know, they would basically have a straight entry
S01 • E03 After years of working, doing the hard graft, - Steinheist 00:09
After years of working, doing the hard graft,
S01 • E01 Were you born into a commercial family? - Steinheist 00:05
Were you born into a commercial family?
S01 • E01 Yeah. You know, a typical small-town business family. - Steinheist 00:05
Yeah. You know, a typical small-town business family.
S01 • E03 I realized that my time at Steinhoff had come to an end - Steinheist 00:12
I realized that my time at Steinhoff had come to an end
S01 • E01 My dad owned a garage, and he was also a Kalahari farmer, - Steinheist 00:10
My dad owned a garage, and he was also a Kalahari farmer,
S01 • E03 And, you know, we were supposed to be colleagues - Steinheist 00:10
And, you know, we were supposed to be colleagues
S01 • E01 Christo Wiese goes and studies law at Stellenbosch University, - Steinheist 00:06
Christo Wiese goes and studies law at Stellenbosch Universit...
S01 • E01 And at the time, his family invests in a small company called PEP. - Steinheist 00:07
And at the time, his family invests in a small company calle...
S01 • E02 But what is clear in retrospect is that Steinhoff was trying to cover - Steinheist 00:21
But what is clear in retrospect is that Steinhoff was trying...
S01 • E01 PEP becomes a fantastic success story. - Steinheist 00:11
PEP becomes a fantastic success story.
S01 • E03 And it wasn't well received. And after that, you can imagine - Steinheist 00:10
And it wasn't well received. And after that, you can im...
S01 • E01 I mean, you were buying clothes for 99 cents. - Steinheist 00:04
I mean, you were buying clothes for 99 cents.
S01 • E03 What shall one call it? A Damascus moment, in a sense. - Steinheist 00:05
What shall one call it? A Damascus moment, in a sense.