Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima

Date: 17 Jan 1989
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima

South African billionaire Hotelier Solomon Kerznerfound himself under investigation for corruption in a case that began in 1987. Kerzner, who owns Sun International which runs The Sun City Resort in the North West, was accused of having paid R2 Million to Chief George Matanzima in order to ensure exclusive casino rights in the Transkei Province. On 17 January 1989, after two years of investigations, Kerzner admitted in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that the allegations were in fact true. Kerzner has a reputation of being connected to both the apartheid government and the ANC government. He has since resigned as chairman of Sun International and is now CEO and chairman of Kerzner International in the US.

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01Staff Reporter (1995) Police move closer to Sol from Mail & Guardian (17 November 1995)[online] Available at: https://mg.co.za [Accessed on 12 December 2012]
02African Success Biography of Sol Kerzner [online] Available at: https://www.africansuccess.org [Accessed on 12 December 2012]

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South African History Online. (2012, December 20). Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094460

South African History Online (2012) 'Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima ', South African History Online, 20 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094460 (Accessed: 4 October 2026).

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"Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima ." South African History Online, 20 Dec. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094460. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima ." South African History Online. December 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094460.