Anti-arms deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne has written to Judge Willie Seriti to object the closure of the Seriti commission of inquiry.
The Seriti commission, tasked with investigating the arms deal signed in 1999, is set to begin with witnesses from the department of defence.
State security says it has no knowledge of the Vavi report and is sure South African intelligence agencies were not involved in its creation.
The Marikana massacre inquiry’s integrity is at stake as it remains postponed while victims seek funding and yet another worker is killed at the mine.
Judgment has been reserved in the Khayelitsha inquiry matter as judges mull over whether the commission should be given the power to subpoena police.
President Jacob Zuma has decided not to replace Judge Francis Legodi, who resigned from the arms procurement commission last week.
What is meant to be a public process may end up behind closed doors as documents at the commission have not been declassified, adding to its problems.
The arms procurement commission will begin its public hearings on Monday despite being dogged by senior resignations and a compromised integrity.
In a public address to Sadtu members, Zwelinzima Vavi has seemingly moved to pacify his enemies by slating the national development plan.
Kenny Kunene is closing his nightclubs and trading in his womanising and partying for a red beret and a revolution, he told the Mail & Guardian.