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
The central bank told the court that Berdine Odendaal had a repudiated an agreement to be given access to frozen funds by demanding more
The profession has taken a reputational knock in recent years, amid serious accounting scandals
Delistings and barriers to newcomers threaten to make the local bourse more top-heavy, seeing it serve an even narrower section of the economy
For now, South Africa is reluctant to relinquish him to stand trial in Germany for the corporate fraud that nearly imploded ‘Africa’s Ikea’
Markus Jooste is still challenging JSE fines totalling R15 million for his role in the balance sheet scandal
The former Steinhoff chief executive is among four accused indicted by the regional court in Oldenburg
Analysts believe it will be easier to build a case against the former Steinhoff CEO on ‘lesser crimes’ instead of complex international investment fraud
Ismail Momoniat is hoping to take ‘a massive step forward’ in fortifying the country’s money laundering controls by passing two bills before next February
The JSE found Ben la Grange failed to fulfil his duties ‘with the necessary due care and skill’
The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’
Incoming chief executive Ruwayda Redfearn says Deloitte has learned a lot about the importance of ‘professional scepticism’ from its corporate mishaps
The bank took a knock after being labelled a loan shark by the short seller, but this has not stymied its growth
Bernard Mostert on the ordeal of losing a business he helped build and the fight to get it back
Current cases make it highly debatable whether those in the boardroom know what they’re doing
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says his department will ensure the state capture commission is afforded the financial resources to complete its work, despite the treasury’s uncertainty
Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud
The equities rally has come crashing down, along with fears of contagion on the JSE after large-scale sell-offs by investors
A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing
The former Steinhoff chief executive and three others have been fined by the FSCA for insider trading in the days leading up to the company’s 2017 share price crash
Companies must behave like model democratic citizens if they are to earn and retain society’s social licence to operate
As long as the only legitimate litigant is Steinhoff itself, the company’s directors will remain at large
The term ‘corruption’ is a convenient scapegoat that leaders deploy to mask their moral failings. Instead, they should re-evaluate their personal ethics
Journalists’ court case challenges corporates that hide behind legal ‘professional’ privilege’
Crime-fighting bodies update MPs on why high-profile investigations into VBS Mutual Bank and Steinhoff have not yielded results
The first victims of the sugar giant’s accounting scandal — 5 000 of them — lose their jobs at the end of the month
The former PIC CEO denies sinister dealings between PIC and SA Home loans
The former Steinhoff chief executive could be ordered to pay back R870-million to the global general household retailer
The move comes amid concerns over possible financial irregularities at the company
The Steinhoff debacle caused its major investor a loss of R50bn and kicked him off the richest list