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Arms Deals

[From our archives] Spy tapes: Zuma avoids his day in court for 15 years
Article
/ 28 April 2016

[From our archives] Spy tapes: Zuma avoids his day in court for 15 years

We trace Zuma’s path to the latest judgment on whether he should be prosecuted on corruption charges relating to the arms deal and spy tapes.

By Phillip De Wet
Judge Seriti has left the building
Article
/ 2 July 2015

Judge Seriti has left the building

As the commission of inquiry into the arms deal wrapped up this week, the M&G’s Sarah Evans looks back at the controversy.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal ‘the shakiest acquisition I have ever seen’
Analysis
/ 10 March 2015

Arms deal ‘the shakiest acquisition I have ever seen’

Richard Young has argued at the arms deal commission that the tender process employed was illogical and illegitimate.

By Sarah Evans
Nigeria collapse: Did Radebe barter arms for bodies?
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Nigeria collapse: Did Radebe barter arms for bodies?

Jeff Radebe’s bid to grease a dodgy Nigerian weapons deal has raised questions about the return of bodies from the collapsed TB Joshua church.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Chippy unlikely to get a shakedown at arms deal commission
Analysis
/ 10 November 2014

Chippy unlikely to get a shakedown at arms deal commission

The former chief of acquisitions for the South African National Defence Force denies having a hand in dodgy deals and influencing tender awards.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal critic Van Vuuren keeps silent
Article
/ 20 October 2014

Arms deal critic Van Vuuren keeps silent

Hennie Van Vuuren, author and key critic of the arms deal, has declined to take the oath or give evidence at the arms procurement commission.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal group condemns ‘racist’ commission statements
Article
/ 14 October 2014

Arms deal group condemns ‘racist’ commission statements

A group of organisations calling for the Sereti inquiry’s disbanding said a commission statement labelling them ‘foot soldiers’ was racist.

By Sarah Evans
Modise’s family gun for the wrong man at arms commission
Article
/ 4 September 2014

Modise’s family gun for the wrong man at arms commission

According to evidence from official investigations, the former defence minister was central to claims about corruption surrounding the deal.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal: Who should make the case against the state?
Analysis
/ 25 July 2014

Arms deal: Who should make the case against the state?

Asking phase two witnesses to disprove statements made by government witnesses will not get to the bottom of the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans
Whistle-blower fails to appear at arms deal commission
Article
/ 21 July 2014

Whistle-blower fails to appear at arms deal commission

Richard Young failed to arrive as expected to testify about the allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal commission phase two: Enter the whistle-blowers
Article
/ 20 July 2014

Arms deal commission phase two: Enter the whistle-blowers

Richard Young will take the stand carrying in his back pocket allegations of French and German bribes and the case against Jacob Zuma.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal: Was Thabo Mbeki complicit?
Article
/ 16 July 2014

Arms deal: Was Thabo Mbeki complicit?

The commission’s questions will be limited to his role in implementing the policy groundwork to buy arms, and his opinion on its affordability.

By Sarah Evans
Right 2 Know granted permission to picket at arms deal commission
Article
/ 12 June 2014

Right 2 Know granted permission to picket at arms deal commission

After Tshwane police declined the rights group’s request to picket during Trevor Manuel’s arms deal testimony, a high court has given it the go-ahead.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal postponement exposes commission’s flaws
Article
/ 18 February 2014

Arms deal postponement exposes commission’s flaws

The commission has not declassified all the documents before it, and legal teams are still not given adequate time to prepare for cross-examinations.

By Sarah Evans
Swiss release ‘Angolagate’ fugitive
Africa
/ 12 December 2013

Swiss release ‘Angolagate’ fugitive

Lawyers are outraged over the freeing of an arms dealer on the run for a huge debt repayment scam

By Aristides Cabeche and Drew Forrest
Q&A: Arms deal critic Paul Holden
Article
/ 7 November 2013

Q&A: Arms deal critic Paul Holden

We speak to Paul Holden, who undertook his own cross examination of key witnesses because he felt the arms deal commission was not getting answers.

By Sarah Evans
Witnesses question arms commission’s opaqueness
Article
/ 14 October 2013

Witnesses question arms commission’s opaqueness

Three high-profile witnesses have raised concerns about a lack of openness at the arms deal commission, which has resumed its inquiry.

By Sarah Evans
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Podcasts
/ 26 August 2013

M&G Newsroom: Navy defends arms deal purchases

Reporter Sarah Evans tells us why the navy believes the country needs its multibillion-rand frigates, and what developments we can expect.

By Staff Reporter
FF+ accuses arms deal witness leader of perjury
Article
/ 22 August 2013

FF+ accuses arms deal witness leader of perjury

The first week of public hearings at the arms commission has ended in a controversial perjury row involving witness leader advocate Simmy Lebala.

By Tabelo Timse &
Arms deal commission resumes with witnesses from defence department
Article
/ 19 August 2013

Arms deal commission resumes with witnesses from defence department

The Seriti commission, tasked with investigating the arms deal signed in 1999, is set to begin with witnesses from the department of defence.

By Sarah Evans
Seriti probe drama subverts its integrity
Article
/ 16 August 2013

Seriti probe drama subverts its integrity

Controversy over data and employees adds to cynicism about the arms deal commission’s true agenda.

By Glynnis Underhill
Tony Yengeni: Struggle veteran to flawed politician
Article
/ 13 August 2013

Tony Yengeni: Struggle veteran to flawed politician

Despite his flagging influence, Tony Yengeni remains a public persona that people love to hate.

By Faranaaz Parker
Seriti man enforces ‘second agenda’
Article
/ 7 August 2013

Seriti man enforces ‘second agenda’

The commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption in the deal has run into trouble, fuelled by claims that it is chasing a "second agenda".

By Glynnis Underhill
NPA head blocked arms deal probe
Article
/ 19 July 2013

NPA head blocked arms deal probe

Further damning evidence of how the former director general of the justice department, Menzi Simelane, scuppered the arms deal probe has emerged.

By Glynnis Underhill
Arms deal kingpin was ‘tipped off’
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Arms deal kingpin was ‘tipped off’

Fana Hlongwane, a former state adviser central to the arms deal probe, was evidently tipped off his office and home would be raided by the Scorpions.

By Glynnis Underhill
Account for arms fiasco
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Account for arms fiasco

The arms deal may be old news, but corruption is at the centre of the national agenda as never before.

By Editorial
Revealed: Yengeni’s R6-million ‘kickback’ agreement
Article
/ 14 June 2013

Revealed: Yengeni’s R6-million ‘kickback’ agreement

A raid on a German company has revealed a record of a deal signed by ANC heavyweight Tony Yengeni when he headed Parliament’s defence committee.

By Stefaans Brummer
SA firm Denel in Saudi drone deal
Article
/ 5 April 2013

SA firm Denel in Saudi drone deal

South Africa’s arms manufacturer Denel appears intent on selling missile-carrying drone aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

By Phillip De Wet
Arms commission blind to the facts
Article
/ 22 March 2013

Arms commission blind to the facts

Researchers argue that there is ample evidence to suggest that the ANC benefited from the arms deal and that the party must testify at the commission.

By Paul Holden and Andrew Feinstein
Arms commission hiding evidence, witness says
Article
/ 15 March 2013

Arms commission hiding evidence, witness says

The former senior investigator at the arms procurement commission, Mokgale Norman Moabi believes the commission was set up to be a whitewash.

By Glynis Underhill
Arms commission witness lashes Seriti over ANC claims
Article
/ 11 March 2013

Arms commission witness lashes Seriti over ANC claims

Arms procurement commission witness Terry Crawford-Browne says claims that the ANC is not implicated in corruption are "disingenuous".

By Glynnis Underhill
Arms deal probe: Seriti’s wife went along for the ride
Article
/ 8 March 2013

Arms deal probe: Seriti’s wife went along for the ride

A leaked letter has shown that arms deal Judge Willie Sereti took "three delegates" on a fact-finding mission.

By Glynnis Underhill
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