Erindi co-founder dies in SA The co-founder of Erindi Private Game Reserve, Chris Joubert, 71, died last week in Cape Town.His brother and owner of Erindi, Gert Joubert, said Chris apparently died last week Thursday. His body was found on Friday in his house in Durbanville.
His wife, Sonja, was at their holiday home at Kleinbaai.
Although Joubert died of natural causes his family has asked for a post-mortem to determine the exact cause of his death.
Gert and Chris Joubert have been involved in business activities for many years. In the 1990s they developed Shelly Point at St Helenabaai. After that they started Erindi, which is today Namibia's biggest private game reserve Gert later bought his brother's shares in Erindi and Chris moved to the Cape where he bought the farm Koppies in the Overberg area About 15 years ago Chris started to scale down on his business activities.
“He told me recently that he wanted to embark on a project again,” said Gert.
“He was the smartest person that I knew.
He loved reading, especially the newspapers, and we spoke about the country and the world on a daily basis.”
Chris visited more than 80 countries and loved to travel.
After a visit to London, Chris last week went for his annual medical check-up in Cape Town.
“The tests went well. That is why his death is such a shock to us. Everyone is devastated. He was a loved person, with his faults and all. He will be missed.”
Chris is survived by his wife and four children. His son Paul is a shareholder in Erindi and manages the lodge there.
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