Arms Procurement Commission
latest news & developments
‘NPA obstructing $10bn arms deal investigation’
The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki
Khayelitsha inquiry’s recommendations into policing in the crime-infested township still ignored seven years on
As long as there’s no political will to change policing in this country, there is not much that can be done, say civil rights activists
R2K files urgent appeal to picket outside arms commission
Right2Know has filed an urgent appeal in the Pretoria high court after being refused permission to protest outside the arms procurement commission.
Arms deal commission postponed
The commission of inquiry into the multibillion-rand arms deal in Pretoria has been postponed once again.
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.
Admiral: Arms deal sound, investment was crucial
The strategic defence procurement package was in line with the constitutional imperative to defend national sovereignty, heard the Seriti commission.
Zuma pushes arms deal inquiry on without third commissioner
President Jacob Zuma has decided not to replace Judge Francis Legodi, who resigned from the arms procurement commission last week.
Keep calm and move along: Seriti pushes arms deal commission ahead
The arms procurement commission will begin its public hearings on Monday despite being dogged by senior resignations and a compromised integrity.
Another arms deal commission resignation over ‘second agenda’
After Judge Francis Legodi’s resignation from the arms deal commission, former legal researcher Kate Painting has revealed why she left in March.
Mbeki, Manuel to appear as witnesses at arms commission
Prominent ANC figures Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel and Alec Irwin will be appearing as witnesses at the arms procurement commission public hearings.
Arms procurement commission offices in flames
Staff at the arms procurement commission offices in Pretoria arrived at work, only to be told their building was on fire.
Arms commission ‘open minded’ about investigating ANC
The arms procurement commission has dismissed allegations that people with connections to the ruling party will not be investigated.
Arms deal: Conflict of interest twist raises alarm
Arms Procurement Commission chairperson Judge Willie Seriti’s previous role in getting President Zuma off the hook could cast a shadow over its work.
‘We took our own decision’
The Arms Procurement Commission has noted the article which cast aspersions on the independence of the commission and questioned its integrity.
Controversial appointment triggers arms probe theatrics
The Arms Procurement Commission is courting controversy again by hiring as one of its legal investigators an attorney with a controversial past.