In Markus Jooste's hometown of Hermanus, the former Steinhoff chief executive was given a rude awakening right on his doorstep.
The point he was trying to make was that Jooste, the former golden boy of South Africa's business scene, was living each day freely while members of the public and investors were calling, nay shouting, for action and convictions from the authorities following the near-collapse of retailer Steinhoff in 2017.But some 120km away from Parliament, in Jooste's hometown of Hermanus, the former Steinhoff chief executive was given a rude awakening right on his doorstep.
So this morning my husband went walking with the baby in Hermanus. Spotted down the road on Markus Jooste’s house wall...and 20 min later on his way back, the paint covering it was still wet.
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