the allegation were into the use of foreign aid given to the foundation for peace and justice charity setup by boesak. the danchurchaid (danish church aid) approached johannesburg law firm bell dewar to investigate the use of a $1 million donation made in 1985 (c.a. r3 million at the time) . for six weeks boesak held out while the scandal was aired in the press. only when the office for serious economic offences began its own investigation was he finally persuaded to resign from the foreign ministry.