Controversial trade links between the two countries remain — albeit on a far smaller scale than in the past
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
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South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
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Find out about the SANDF’s new uniform, which is costing taxpayers close to R200-million, while mission-critical equipment is not maintained
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As the government continues to grapple with the troubles facing the airline, it would do well to keep on eye on the impending Denel implosion
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Make no mistake: this is a deal with the devil, and the real cost will be recorded not on any balance sheet, but on the nation’s soul
Nearly 2 000 people were arrested in Egypt this week. Their crime? Daring to protest against the country’s military government. The act of protesting is outlawed, so many of those arrested had already weighed up the risk of arrest before taking to the streets.Most of those arrested are said to be teenagers and, as rights groups […]
Their plan to redraft procurement law to put it
in the defence force’s control has been scrapped
The reported R4-billion price tag for a new presidential jet was impractical, the government defence and security acquisition agency, Armscor, said.
Arms deal critic Richard Young has questioned Cabinet’s role in the arms deal, saying that final decisions were "strangely" being made by Cabinet.
Three high-profile witnesses have raised concerns about a lack of openness at the arms deal commission, which has resumed its inquiry.
Government is looking into reviving the launch facilities at the Overberg Test Range for a possible collaboration with Nasa.
Speculation is rife that Armscor board members were fired because they might have opposed President Jacob Zuma’s new plane.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has sacked arms procurement parastatal Armscor’s board chair and deputy chair.
A weapons dealer has been granted an interim interdict against the military after it seized an arms stash it said could be used in a Boeremag coup.
Company that loses contract takes defence department to court to explain its decision.
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Axed Armscor CEO Sipho Thomo is challenging his dismissal, the chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on defence said on Tuesday.
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/ 22 January 2010
In a new twist to the axing of Armscor boss Sipho Thomo, it is alleged that he dropped a penalty due from a helicopter supplier.
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/ 20 January 2010
Suspended Armscor CEO Sipho Thomo has been fired, chairperson Popo Molefe confirmed on Wednesday.
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/ 11 December 2009
The Democratic Alliance on Friday strongly criticised Armscor’s ”big-spending bosses” for wasting R3-million on attending arms shows.
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/ 19 November 2009
Armscor has suspended its chief executive officer, Sipho Thomo, the chairperson of the board of the arms procurement agency announced on Thursday.
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/ 13 November 2009
The government has ”full-confidence” in minister Barbara Hogan and the boards appointed to steer state-owned enterprises, Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
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/ 13 November 2009
Armscor chief executive Sipho Thomo’s axing follows hard on the heels of the cancelled Airbus deal.
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/ 11 November 2009
The board of Armscor has asked CEO Sipho Thomo to resign, but a stand-off is looming as he refuses to go.
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/ 6 November 2009
It was one of my first big stories for the M&G: the government was planning to buy military planes for R8-billion, writes Nic Dawes.
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/ 23 September 2009
Media reports about the salary increase received by Armscor’s chief executive officer Sipho Thomo were inaccurate, the parastatal said on Wednesday.
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/ 10 February 2009
The NPA has been called to give evidence to Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts on allegations of fraud in the arms deal.