Concluding his evidence, former finance Trevor Manuel has rejected claims he said there were issues with the arms deal that wouldn’t be uncovered.
The official figure for the controversial 1999 defence procurement package from the National Treasury is R46.666-billion, according to a news report.
The Seriti commission of inquiry, which is investigating alleged corruption in SA’s multibillion-rand arms deal, is set to resume in January.
Arms inquiry employees whose contracts are coming to an end have been informed by letter.
The strategic defence procurement package was in line with the constitutional imperative to defend national sovereignty, heard the Seriti commission.
The arms procurement commission has dismissed allegations that people with connections to the ruling party will not be investigated.
Reports that the involvement of the ANC and its leadership in the arms deal will not be investigated are false, says the arms procurement commission.
The defence department is baffled by a report which claims that R99-billion has been secretly spent since 1994 through the Defence special account.
Terry Crawford-Browne says Jacob Zuma must appoint a commission of inquiry into Barclays Bank’s 2005 takeover of Absa and its link to the arms deal.
Kapsch TrafficCom, the company contracted to the e-toll system, has denied it had improper dealings with Swedish companies involved in the arms deal.
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee annual report for 2010 showed that South Africa sold weapons to Libya worth about R70-million.