Launching
Monday 6th August at 12 noon for 12h30
in the Ball Room, Kelvin Grove
Guest speaker author James Styan is a journalist and has done extensive research in writing this book. He spoke to us at a luncheon last December when we launched his book Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the first heart transplant a brilliant book and the 60 people at the lunch thought James was easily the best speaker heard for a long time.
Hot of the press is STEINHOFF: Inside SA’s Biggest Corporate Crash when I heard he had written this I was quick to approach him and make a date for us with him. Don’t miss it. I know it is a different day but with the holiday coming up and clashes with other events Monday suited both James and us best. I hope it is good for you.
The Author
James-Brent Styan qualified as an accountant in 2003 and did his articles at an auditing firm before becoming a financial journalist. He has written for Finweek, Forbes Africa, Sake24, Fin24, Beeld and Die Burger and currently works as a communications practitioner. Steinhoff is his third book. His other books are Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the first heart transplant and Blackout - The Eskom Crisis. He is a gifted speaker.
The Book
On 5 December 2017, the Steinhoff group was still worth R193 billion. Twenty-four hours later more than R117 billion of this fortune was wiped out. The Steinhoff Empire, which took 50 years to build into an international business giant, had crumbled overnight.
Markus Jooste, Steinhoff’s flashy CEO, resigned via SMS and has since been fleeing an avalanche of scandals and accusations: luxury homes for a blonde mistress, allegations of fraud, racing horses and unparalleled extravagance, a lavish, black Jaguar for his university residence…
What exactly happened here? Who knew what? What is Steinhoff, who is Markus Jooste and what does it all have to do with the so-called Stellenbosch mafia? Where does business tycoon Christo Wiese, Shoprite and Pepkor fit in and where is the pensioners’ money?
James unpacks these and other questions in this astounding tale of power and greed, of secrets and deceit, and ultimately the biggest financial breakdown in the history of South Africa. Through interviews with trustworthy sources, revelations from confidential documents and in-depth research about Steinhoff’s history, he uncovers what the group doesn’t want you to know.
Steinhoff: Inside SA’s biggest corporate crash is a gripping financial thriller that will be told as a cautionary tale or salacious scandal in both boardrooms and living rooms for decades.
The Ball Room in the historic Kelvin Grove Club is fabulous. A two-course lunch with a glass of wine will cost you R300.
For more information or to book please telephone Sandy on 021 685 8071 or by email. sandybailey@telkkomsa.net
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