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The Independent Development Trust (IDT) is a South African state-owned entity established to manage and deliver cost-effective infrastructure and development programmes on behalf of the South African government. It was established in 1990 with a government grant of R2 billion with the aim of supporting "education, housing, health services and business development projects in previously disadvantaged and mainly rural areas."[1]
Since 1999 until 2025 it has reportedly delivered around R27.4 billion worth in development programs.[1]
In 2025 the organisation was embroiled in scandal when the Daily Maverick exposed corruption involving the IDT's CEO, Tebogo Malaka,[2][3] and a resulting attempt by the CEO's office to bribe the investigating journalist to not publish the story.[2][4][3] This resulted in the Minister of public works and infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, to initiate an investigation.[5]
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