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What shall one call it? A Damascus moment, in a sense
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What shall one call it? ADamascus moment, in a sense

What shall one call it? A
Damascus moment, in a sense

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What shall one call it? A Damascus moment, in a sense.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:11
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 Well, it went on a very aggressive expansion phase. - Steinheist 00:05
Well, it went on a very aggressive expansion phase.
S01 • E02 It wasn't just Mattress Firm in the US it bought, - Steinheist 00:06
It wasn't just Mattress Firm in the US it bought,
S01 • E03 Where I broke my ties with Steinhoff, sold my shares, and I moved on. - Steinheist 00:05
Where I broke my ties with Steinhoff, sold my shares, and I ...
S01 • E01 I joined the business fulltime in 1967. - Steinheist 00:04
I joined the business fulltime in 1967.
S01 • E01 Christo goes on to be one of the founding presences at Shoprite. - Steinheist 00:06
Christo goes on to be one of the founding presences at Shopr...
S01 • E01 And Shoprite, today, is this massive multi-billion rand, - Steinheist 00:13
And Shoprite, today, is this massive multi-billion rand,
S01 • E02 Mattress firm. - Steinheist 00:07
Mattress firm.
S01 • E03 When the initial fallout happened - Steinheist 00:08
When the initial fallout happened
S01 • E01 I always tell people, one wine estate is one too many... - Steinheist 00:10
I always tell people, one wine estate is one too many...
S01 • E03 In terms of the racing side of things, - Steinheist 00:11
In terms of the racing side of things,
S01 • E01 So Markus Jooste managed to woo Christo into Steinhoff - Steinheist 00:17
So Markus Jooste managed to woo Christo into Steinhoff
S01 • E02 He then tried to use Poundland to sponsor the Epsom Hill. - Steinheist 00:06
He then tried to use Poundland to sponsor the Epsom Hill.
S01 • E03 So there was a bit, in my opinion, of an unseemly scramble - Steinheist 00:23
So there was a bit, in my opinion, of an unseemly scramble
S01 • E01 I told him that I wanted to sell Lanzerac. - Steinheist 00:07
I told him that I wanted to sell Lanzerac.
S01 • E02 And to some extent it appears that - Steinheist 00:14
And to some extent it appears that
S01 • E01 And he said, "But I'll buy it from you." - Steinheist 00:24
And he said, "But I'll buy it from you."
S01 • E03 I would imagine it's difficult because it's you know, it's not just your hobby. - Steinheist 00:05
I would imagine it's difficult because it's you kn...
S01 • E02 It seemed, in retrospect, an ego-driven thing. - Steinheist 00:04
It seemed, in retrospect, an ego-driven thing.
S01 • E03 It becomes your social life. It becomes your business life. - Steinheist 00:05
It becomes your social life. It becomes your business life.
S01 • E03 And so, to lose all of that, sort of overnight, must be pretty tough. - Steinheist 00:06
And so, to lose all of that, sort of overnight, must be pret...