Controversial trade links between the two countries remain — albeit on a far smaller scale than in the past
Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week
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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 […]
South Africa has tough arms control laws, but there are enforcement gaps big enough to drive an armoured vehicle through.