‘The People Vs VBS’: Watch Trailer For Wild Story Of South African Bank That Collapsed Under The Weight Of Financial Scandal
#VBS Mutual Bank #Showmax #Financial Scandal #Documentary Series #South Africa #Richard Finn Gregory #Elle Oosthuizen #Corruption
📌 Key Takeaways
- Showmax is releasing 'The People vs VBS,' a four-part documentary series about South Africa's biggest financial scandal.
- The series explores the VBS Mutual Bank collapse, which is still in South African courts nearly a decade later.
- The documentary is directed by Richard Finn Gregory and produced by Elle Oosthuizen and Wim Steyn.
- The creators have previous experience covering financial corruption in South Africa with other acclaimed documentaries.
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🏷️ Themes
Financial Scandal, Documentary Series, South African Justice
📚 Related People & Topics
VBS Mutual Bank
Defunct South African mutual bank
VBS Mutual Bank was a South African mutual bank. In 2018 it was declared insolvent and bankrupt and placed under curatorship, with South African citizens and taxpayers defrauded out of roughly R2 billion. It was formed as Venda Building Society in 1982, and became a mutual bank in 1992.
South Africa
Country in Southern Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namib...
Showmax
Video on demand and streaming service
Showmax is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service that launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Its majority owner is MultiChoice, which owns 70% of the Showmax group, while American conglomerate NBCUniversal owns 30% in all territories except Nigeria, where NBCUniversal ho...
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