PwC investigation: Steinhoff created units to dodge tax commitments

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According to the consultancy firm’s probe, Hemisphere’s top 20 properties were overvalued by 30% in Steinhoff’s 2017 financial year. PwC noted that it could not ...

Steinhoff scandal: How Campion Group complicates South Africa's biggest corporate crisis

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PwC’s report, the outcome of a lengthy investigation, stated that: “We have identified the Campion Group as an alleged third-party group of companies which the Steinhoff ...

Steinhoff’s three-step accounting trick helped it fudge furniture deals to manipulate billions

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The three-step process started when companies in the Genesis Group, nominally independent of Steinhoff, bought the Austrian furniture retailer. This company, the ...

Steinhoff “subsidised” underperforming units to cover up R125bn scandal

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This, a comprehensive PwC investigation showed, had been ongoing for, in some cases, 10 years.

Aveng shares drop despite Moolmans' R10. 6bn mining contract win

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Aveng's subsidiary Moolmans has secured a R10. 6 billion contract with Black Mountain Mining's Gamsberg zinc mine, yet shares fell 8. 32% following the announcement. ...

Discovery’s shares surge after it flags robust interims ahead with 30 percent profit hike

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The company expects normalised profit from operations to rise between 25% and 30%, reflecting continued business resilience and strategic execution

Steinhoff fraud mastermind Markus Jooste profited millions despite company’s financial scandal

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Over the period of 2013 to 2017, Jooste was awarded R65m in strategic project bonuses, which included for deals such as successfully negotiating the Pepkor transaction. ...

Petra Diamonds boosts cash flow despite revenue slump

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Petra Diamonds has reported a rise in cash flow from operations for the interim period to December, despite a significant 30% dip in revenues in a challenging operating ...

PwC Investigation: Steinhoff artificially inflated profit through M&A deals

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This information is contained in a 7 000-page report that Business Report secured through a Promotion of Access to Information Act request.

Steinhoff saga highlights need for more conducive whistleblower environment

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If people think that the regulators have sufficient time and budget to scrutinise every set of financial result with a magnifying glass, which have been signed off ...

Cosatu warns: US tariffs threaten thousands of SA jobs

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South Africa's largest trade union federation warns that proposed US tariffs could jeopardise thousands of jobs across multiple sectors, potentially affecting the ...

Steinhoff fraud: three more people face charges

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The three are collectively facing charges of nine counts of fraud worth millions of rands, manipulation of financial statement and failure to report fraudulent activities ...

Two additional people arrested in connection with Steinhoff fraud

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The suspects, who have not been named as they have yet to be charged, are appearing on charges of Contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, Contravention ...

Two additional people arrested in connection with Steinhoff fraud

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The suspects, who have not been named as they have yet to be charged, are appearing on charges of Contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, Contravention ...

Jooste ended accepting responsibility after blaming former business partner for Steinhoff collapse

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According to the PwC report, it was alleged that both the Steinhoff Group and Seifert, sold technical know-how, brands, rights and trademarks to the Talgarth Group ...

Steinhoff collapse becomes a case study in corporate governance gone wrong

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The corporate scandal, often called South Africa’s largest, led to then CEO Markus Jooste’s apparent suicide, former directors being arrested, and a massive loss ...

Steinhoff scandal: PwC probe reveals shocking lack of IT governance and manipulation risk

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In some cases, account balances were entered manually into the Steinhoff finance consolidated reporting pack Excel document, “which allows for manual errors and ...

Legal disputes expose financial strife in South Africa’s bottled water industry

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Hundreds of pages of court papers have been exchanged between the two parties. Now, MANZI is arguing that the marketing fund has been misused.

PepsiCo's Bašumi Trust Delivers R28. 6m dividend to 10000 B-BBEE beneficiaries

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This latest disbursement amounts to R28. 6 million, bringing total payments since the Trust's inception to nearly R80 million, it said in a statement on Monday. ...

PepsiCo's Bašumi Trust Delivers R28. 6m dividend to 10000 B-BBEE beneficiaries

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This latest disbursement amounts to R28. 6 million, bringing total payments since the Trust's inception to nearly R80 million, it said in a statement on Monday. ...

PwC Investigation: Steinhoff booked R6. 4bn in revenue for a sale that never happened

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In the 7,000-page PwC report into the wrongdoings at the company, which was officially liquidated on October 13, 2023, the consultancy firm details several accounting ...

PwC Investigation: Steinhoff booked R6. 4bn in revenue for a sale that never happened

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In the 7 000-page PwC report into the wrongdoings at the company, which was officially liquidated on October 13, 2023, the consultancy firm details several accounting ...

NUM slams Petra Diamonds’ plan to cut 200 jobs amid industry slump

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The National Union of Mineworkers has strongly opposed Petra Diamonds’ plan to retrench 200 employees from its Cullinan and Finsch mines, citing economic hardship, ...

PwC investigation reveals how fake transactions artificially inflated Steinhoff’s profit by $200m

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One particular fraud was perpetrated through a contribution of $162m from one Steinhoff subsidiary, SEAG Austria, to another, Mattress Firm, referred to throughout ...

Pick n Pay sees modest gains as Boxer shines, but challenges persist

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Pick n Pay's latest trading update reveals a tale of two retailers: while Boxer demonstrates remarkable 11. 4% growth, the core Pick n Pay brand faces ongoing challenges ...

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