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Bernard Mostert opens up on the ins and outs of the Steinhoff saga – an outsider's view from within

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Tekkie Town’s co-founder and former CEO, Bernard Mostert, sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg at the third BizNews Conference in the Drakensberg earlier this month. In 2016, Steinhoff bought Tekkie Town from founder Braam Van Huyssteen for R3.2bn – paying with Steinhoff shares which imploded the following year. Mostert opened up, sharing the ins and outs of South Africa's biggest corporate fraud scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Mar 2022 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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