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Steinheist

Thabo Mbeki called upon blackSouth Africans to go into business so that we can empower...

Thabo Mbeki called upon black
South Africans to go into business so that we can empower those who
were previously disadvantaged. And when I joined Steinhoff, I was very much still
an activist in a sense

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Thabo Mbeki called upon black South Africans to go into business
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so that we can empower those who were previously disadvantaged.
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And when I joined Steinhoff,
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I was very much still an activist in a sense.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:49
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 • E03 Maybe it was just a way to simplify things, - Steinheist 00:09
Maybe it was just a way to simplify things,
S01 • E02 Stellenbosch, as a university town, is actually quite a humble non-flashy town. - Steinheist 00:06
Stellenbosch, as a university town, is actually quite a humb...
S01 • E01 And I went in there, idealistically thinking, - Steinheist 00:06
And I went in there, idealistically thinking,
S01 • E02 The, let's call it, the old money and the old hands in Stellenbosch - Steinheist 00:09
The, let's call it, the old money and the old hands in ...
S01 • E03 Auditors perform a public service. They operate in the public interest. - Steinheist 00:04
Auditors perform a public service. They operate in the publi...
S01 • E01 I was, and I admit this, - Steinheist 00:07
I was, and I admit this,
S01 • E03 And often auditors forget that they are there to protect the public. - Steinheist 00:06
And often auditors forget that they are there to protect the...
S01 • E02 And having lived here for 35 years, or close to 35 years, - Steinheist 00:09
And having lived here for 35 years, or close to 35 years,
S01 • E01 I was, you know... There was a period of growth for me, - Steinheist 00:07
I was, you know... There was a period of growth for me,
S01 • E03 They don't work for the directors of the company. - Steinheist 00:12
They don't work for the directors of the company.
S01 • E02 And obviously, when you arrive with the sort of noise - Steinheist 00:17
And obviously, when you arrive with the sort of noise
S01 • E03 It's still the responsibility of the management - Steinheist 00:14
It's still the responsibility of the management
S01 • E01 Yeah look, Markus was inspirational in many ways. - Steinheist 00:04
Yeah look, Markus was inspirational in many ways.
S01 • E01 I mean, I looked up to him for many years - Steinheist 00:17
I mean, I looked up to him for many years
S01 • E02 And that's when the whole sort of, let's call it - Steinheist 00:08
And that's when the whole sort of, let's call it
S01 • E02 Clearly there's legitimate new money and then there is fraudulent new money. - Steinheist 00:06
Clearly there's legitimate new money and then there is ...
S01 • E03 And an audit cannot take away those responsibilities. - Steinheist 00:30
And an audit cannot take away those responsibilities.
S01 • E02 Old money certainly doesn't shimmer, whereas new money in Stellenbosch - Steinheist 00:08
Old money certainly doesn't shimmer, whereas new money ...
S01 • E01 One of the stories about the culture of Steinhoff at the time was trust. - Steinheist 00:04
One of the stories about the culture of Steinhoff at the tim...
S01 • E01 Everything was about trust. Deals were done on a handshake. - Steinheist 00:05
Everything was about trust. Deals were done on a handshake.