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Markus Jooste. File photo

Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste dead, allegedly by suicide

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

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. (David Harrison/M&G)

Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste slapped with R475 million fine

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Still living large: Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste, who lives in a luxury home in Hermanus was in charge when the scandal happened. (Edrea du Toit/Rapport/Gallo Images)

Steinhoff relies on legal ‘fig leaf’

Journalists’ court case challenges corporates that hide behind legal ‘professional’ privilege’

Pope Francis’ visit to Mozambique from September 4 to 6 comes at a critical political moment. (Reuters/Max Rossi)

Pepkor shrugs off Steinhoff

Analysts believe it could have done better, but cut it some slack because of its poor beginnings

(Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

This was better with the sound off

The apparently empathy-deficient Markus Jooste just doesn’t get it

In July 2018, the EU fined Google 4.34-billion euros for antitrust violations with its Android operating system for smartphones. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Clipped Hawks falter over Steinhoff

The policing unit still needs hard evidence but says that the investigation is ‘receiving attention’

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

How Markus Jooste plans to dodge Parliament’s tough questions

The elusive Jooste is set to appear in Parliament on Wednesday to answer questions from MPs

The legal giants for both players – 23 banks on one side and the commission on the other – are due to argue about rand-rigging. But they haven’t got out of the starting blocks yet. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Titans face off in banks case

Before the court battle over rand-rigging begins, the tribunal must settle a number of preliminary skirmishes

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Steinhoff 98% down

The stock – which had already fallen by 9.9% on Tuesday – reached a new low of R1.18 a share on Wednesday morning

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

Court to decide if Steinhoff’s ex-CEO will testify in Parly

The court may need to rule on whether or not Markus Jooste can testify in parliament, as MP’s agree to subpoena him

Former Steinhoff CEO, Markus Jooste. File photo

Mayfair Holdings in battle with minority shareholders from Lodestone

Markus Jooste’s private investment company is under fire as it tries to sell the beverage and confectionery company to ‘repay defaulted debt’

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

No suspension on JSE yet for volatile Steinhoff ‘penny stock’

The JSE has previously said that it will follow Frankfurt’s lead in suspending Steinhoff’s share

Chief executive Markus Jooste and chairman Christo Wiese

Steinhoff restructure: No guarantee Wiese will get Pepkor back

The former chairperson has instituted two claims against the retailer for agreements made in 2015 and 2016

“Many of the other business in the Steinhoff group offer good prospects and I strongly believe every attempt possible should be made to restructure the group as expeditiously as possible

Wiese sues Steinhoff

The former chairperson has lodged a claim of R59-billion against the retailer

French chain Conforama

Steinhoff dances to zombie drums

The beleaguered retailer will struggle to get up off its knees under the weight of crushing bills

The election of the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Bongane Cekiso  may imperil the fragile peace in Coligny

​Steinhoff’s ex-CEO could make a tidy penny after deal with banks

After Markus Jooste’s investment company has sold off assets to pay his creditors, the former Steinhoff CEO could make about R500-million

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Steinhoff shares drop over 15%

Steinhoff announced that a forensic investigation by PwC has so far uncovered the overstatement of income and assets at its AGM

The election of the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Bongane Cekiso  may imperil the fragile peace in Coligny

Translating masses of Steinhoff docs from English slows German criminal probe

German authorities are struggling to analyse a wealth of financial documents seized from a Steinhoff subsidiary as the documents are in English.

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

Steinhoff’s board behaved badly. Why it needs to be held to account

All directors at the furniture retailing giant should be held accountable for the international corporate scandal.

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Vote on extra pay for Steinhoff directors scrapped

Steinhoff has scraped a vote on extra pay for directors at its AGM