The disgraced former chief executive allegedly shot himself on a Hermanus beach in the Western Cape just a day after he was slapped with a R475 million fine
But European executive Dirk Schreiber has entered into a leniency agreement, avoiding a financial penalty
Journalists’ court case challenges corporates that hide behind legal ‘professional’ privilege’
Analysts believe it could have done better, but cut it some slack because of its poor beginnings
The policing unit still needs hard evidence but says that the investigation is ‘receiving attention’
The apparently empathy-deficient Markus Jooste just doesn’t get it
The elusive Jooste is set to appear in Parliament on Wednesday to answer questions from MPs
Before the court battle over rand-rigging begins, the tribunal must settle a number of preliminary skirmishes
The stock – which had already fallen by 9.9% on Tuesday – reached a new low of R1.18 a share on Wednesday morning
The court may need to rule on whether or not Markus Jooste can testify in parliament, as MP’s agree to subpoena him
Markus Jooste’s private investment company is under fire as it tries to sell the beverage and confectionery company to ‘repay defaulted debt’
The JSE has previously said that it will follow Frankfurt’s lead in suspending Steinhoff’s share
The former chairperson has instituted two claims against the retailer for agreements made in 2015 and 2016
The former chairperson has lodged a claim of R59-billion against the retailer
The beleaguered retailer will struggle to get up off its knees under the weight of crushing bills
After Markus Jooste’s investment company has sold off assets to pay his creditors, the former Steinhoff CEO could make about R500-million
Steinhoff announced that a forensic investigation by PwC has so far uncovered the overstatement of income and assets at its AGM
German authorities are struggling to analyse a wealth of financial documents seized from a Steinhoff subsidiary as the documents are in English.
All directors at the furniture retailing giant should be held accountable for the international corporate scandal.
Steinhoff has scraped a vote on extra pay for directors at its AGM
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Former Steinhoff CEO was invited to appear before a joint meeting on Wednesday of four committees, including those of finance and public accounts.
The Hawks have told the Standing Committee on Public Accounts that the report contains ‘nothing’
The conglomerate has been facing liquidity issues since early December, when the group’s auditors flagged financial irregularities in its financials.
A number of cases brought before the courts have started to build a framework to guide class actions. But there is still a gap
Shoprite, which announced higher profit this week, advanced about 40% in the past year, softening Wiese’s financial blow from the Steinhoff collapse
After a long silence over the Steinhoff International saga, which cost investors R200-billion, investigators are now kicking up the dust.
The Steinhoff case highlights weaknesses in the governance structure the company had chosen to operate under.
It appears US banks lost $1-billion when they loaned to the tycoon who used his Steinhoff shares as collateral
Last month, Steinhoff revealed it was under criminal and tax investigations, with a reported six-billion-euro ($7-billion) hole in its accounts.
The corporate scandal will do South Africa a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.
The stock of EOH, an information and communications technology services provider, dropped by 55% on Friday.