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Yes. There was of course the
initiation of first years every year which, I guess, second years
and third years could participate in. A bit of intimidation
and humiliation. And I actually found some
photographs in one of my albums I took about five photographs
in those three years. Funny enough, in four of the five,
Markus Jooste was right in the middle. He was quite actively involved in...
In helping to mete out the punishment. Obviously the code in Wilgenhof
was, "You never speak out about it." And up to this day, most Wilgenhoffers probably adhere
to that code of not speaking out. That was the culture of the time.
You just don't talk to anybody. I never even talked to
my father about this. I don't care much about that. I mean, that's something of
my childhood, 40 years ago. I mean, that code of not
speaking out is something that's, you know, you can say is what happened
at Steinhoff for so many years
initiation of first years every year which, I guess, second years
and third years could participate in. A bit of intimidation
and humiliation. And I actually found some
photographs in one of my albums I took about five photographs
in those three years. Funny enough, in four of the five,
Markus Jooste was right in the middle. He was quite actively involved in...
In helping to mete out the punishment. Obviously the code in Wilgenhof
was, "You never speak out about it." And up to this day, most Wilgenhoffers probably adhere
to that code of not speaking out. That was the culture of the time.
You just don't talk to anybody. I never even talked to
my father about this. I don't care much about that. I mean, that's something of
my childhood, 40 years ago. I mean, that code of not
speaking out is something that's, you know, you can say is what happened
at Steinhoff for so many years
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Yes. There was of course the
initiation of first years
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every year which, I guess, second years
and third years could participate in.
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A bit of intimidation
and humiliation.
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And I actually found some
photographs in one of my albums
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I took about five photographs
in those three years.
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Funny enough, in four of the five,
Markus Jooste was right in the middle.
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He was quite actively involved in...
In helping to mete out the punishment.
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Obviously the code in Wilgenhof
was, "You never speak out about it."
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And up to this day,
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most Wilgenhoffers probably adhere
to that code of not speaking out.
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That was the culture of the time.
You just don't talk to anybody.
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I never even talked to
my father about this.
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I don't care much about that.
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I mean, that's something of
my childhood, 40 years ago.
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I mean, that code of not
speaking out is something that's,
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you know, you can say is what happened
at Steinhoff for so many years.
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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...