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eventREF E-0012372Revised

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P.W. Botha offers to resign

Date
6 Feb 1979
Updated
6 Feb 2026
P.W. Botha

P.W. Botha

Prime Minister P.W. Botha offered to resign amid speculation regarding his involvement in the Information Scandal of 1978, if his accusers could prove that either he, or a member of his Cabinet, was aware of activities relating to the Information Scandal. This followed after a motion was tabled in parliament by opposition parties. This came after disclosure that funds from the department of defence, of which Botha was the minister at the time, was used to fund covert operations. The Erasmus Commission cleared Botha of any guilt.

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  1. 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

Last updated · 6 Feb 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). P.W. Botha offers to resign. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012372

South African History Online (2011) 'P.W. Botha offers to resign', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012372 (Accessed: 16 August 2026).

South African History Online, P.W. Botha offers to resign [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012372, (accessed 16 August 2026).

"P.W. Botha offers to resign." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012372. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "P.W. Botha offers to resign." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012372.

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