Dr. E. Rhoodie was arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins. He would appear in Aix-en-Provence for extradition proceedings on 31 July 1979. This followed the receipt of extradition documents from the South African government. Rhoodie was one of the key players in the 1978-79 ‘Information Scandal’. He served as the Secretary of the Department of Information from 1972, while Dr Connie Mulder was Minister of the department. On 13 January 1979 the South African government froze the South African assets of Rhoodie following the Erasmus Commission's Report of 1978. The government is also reported to have seized secret funds deposited in private accounts outside the country.
eventREF E-0096032Revised
19 July 1979
Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01South African History Online, ‘Eschel Rhoodie's assets frozen’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za
- 02O’Malley, P. ‘1979’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 01 July 2013)
- 03South African History Online, ‘Dr Eschel Mostert Rhoodie’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 01 July 2013)
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2013, July 12). Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096032
South African History Online (2013) 'Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins', South African History Online, 12 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096032 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096032, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins." South African History Online, 12 July 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096032. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Dr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins." South African History Online. July 12, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096032.
Also on 19 July
- 1901Kitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
- 1923Insulin is first introduced to the American public
- 1939Mahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo
- 1979Dr. Rhoodie is arrested
- 1988Senior UDF leaders released from detention for being part of the Mandela Birthday celebrations committee
- 1991SA Special Forces accused of train violence
- 1997Charles Taylor wins presidential election
- 2000An international measure is adopted in Antwerp to block rebel groups from trading conflict diamonds
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →