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Article: Apartheid era crooks exposed: a damning new report exposes instances of deeply entrenched grand corruption involving high ranking politicians and businessmen during the apartheid era. The report gives the lie to perceptions that corruption in South Africa is a post-democracy era phenomenon. Tom Nevin reports.(Apartheid Grand Corruption)
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- African Business
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- July 1, 2006
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The damning report Apartheid Grand Corruption--assessing the scales of crime in South Africa from 1976-1994 is a compilation of investigated cases of corruption during that time. It documents and describes instances of corruption that took place during apartheid, in particular between 1976 and 1994.
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The report names not only former South African government leaders but also some leading businessmen. The report, prepared on behalf of civil society, was welcomed by the South African cabinet and some leaders in the business community, and came as a timely counterpoint for the current government.
Twelve years of democratic rule has ...