The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, and was reported to have seized secret funds deposited in private accounts outside the country, following the Information Scandal and Erasmus Commission's Report of 1978.
eventREF E-0012368Revised
13 January 1979
Eschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01SAHO,"General South African History Timeline: 1970s", From: SAHO,[Online], Available at: www.sahistory.org.za,[Accessed: 18 December 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Eschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012368
South African History Online (2011) 'Eschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012368 (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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"Eschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012368. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.
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