Michael Joubert

Michael Joubert was the CEO of a group of companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange during 1970s-1980s.^[1] The Jouberts were often linked in society pages with the C.E.O of Allied Electronics, Bill Venter. Joubert's daughter is actress/model/singer, Venetia Joubert.

The Jouberts gained public notoriety when Michael Joubert, as a romantic gesture, bought his wife one thousand long stemmed roses after the birth of their third son, Adam and the story became front page news. ^[2] The Jouberts involuntarily gained further publicity by serving gold dust soup at a dinner party, even though the soup cost only one dollar per person.^[3] By this time Mr. Joubert’s main company 'Zozo' had become a generic name in South Africa and the phrase zozo huts had become integrated into the South African language system.

Joubert immigrated to Canada from South Africa with his family in 1989. The company Zozo no longer exists. Michael Joubert died of a stroke in 2003.^[4]

References

1. ^ Who's who of Southern Africa 2005, Johannesburg: Specialist Publishing, 2005, ISBN 978-0958426572 
2. ^ The Star Newspaper, South Africa 1000 Times My Love pic 1 pic 2
3. ^ Vos, Suzanne and Levin, Doreen. Star Newspaper South Africa Darling, There's a carat in my soup. pic 1
   The Sunday Times, South Africa 1000 red roses and gold dust soup pic 2
4. ^ Take a Break Magazine, England I Love You...and You cover, pp. 4-5 [1] pic

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