Judge questions why Markus Jooste's 'girlfriend' kept finances hidden | Business

Berdine Odendaal, a polo-loving socialite who received R60 million from a company linked to disgraced Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste, did herself no favours by keeping the SA Reserve Bank in the dark about her finances, a court has said. to compel the central bank to pay living expenses of R150 000 a month from funds it blocked two years ago. The court also rejected the 39-year-old's attempt to get the bank to cover her future legal costs.

The ruling means that the bank will not have to pay anything to Odendaal, after it attached millions of rands of her assets in April 2021. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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