US diplomat Joy Basu said that Pretoria still needs to do more to convince congress to renew Agoa
The report also said the South African National Defence Force was not aware that the cargo ship was under US sanctions until it reached South African waters
The independent panel found there was no evidence to support the claim that the cargo ship transported weapons to Russia
Headed by a retired supreme court of appeal judge, the panel will look into what transpired and whether legal obligations were flouted