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Homeland and departmental corruption inquiries

Literature › Primary sources

Kind commission or official report
Producer Various commissions
Coverage 1987-1997
Works using it 2

Debates

Debate Works
Post-apartheid economic policy, governance and corruption 2

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Hyslop (2005) Inquiry into the Department of Education and Training (DET), as quoted in Bauer c. 1990-91 Supports the claim of late-apartheid departmental corruption, including the Director-General's contracts to his son's company.
Hyslop (2005) Pickard commission of inquiry into the Department of Development Affairs (as quoted via Bauer) c. 1991 Shows that corruption in a central department was severe in the final apartheid years, leading De Klerk to close it.
Lodge (1998) Commission reports on Kwandebele (Parsons) RP 137/1993 and state lands inquiry RP 52/1996 1980s-1996 Documents kickbacks, tender fraud and dishonest land transfers in homeland administration and the SA Development Trust.
Lodge (1998) De Meyer Commission report on Lebowa 1992-1993 Establishes misdoings in Lebowa departments and by chief minister Ramodike.
Lodge (1998) Republic of South Africa, Commission of Inquiry into Development Aid, RP 73/1992 1991-1992 Shows pervasive dishonesty and fraud in the Department of Development Aid.
Lodge (1998) Republic of the Transkei, Commission of Inquiry into the Conduct of the Department of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, June 1987 1976-1987 Supports the account of cronyism in the sale of property and allocation of licences in Transkei.
Lodge (1998) Skweyiya Commission summary report, Government of the North West Province, 1997 1978-1997 Shows graft entrenched in Bophuthatswana since 1978 under Mangope.