Seriti Commission Of Inquiry

/ 20 August 2020

Seriti report slammed by Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations

Last year, the high court set aside the findings of the commission of inquiry into the arms deal scandal. Now activists are calling on the judicial conduct committee to investigate the judges in charge

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 28 April 2016

Courts could be called on to query Seriti commission

Commissions of inquiry rarely live up to the expectations of those who have demanded their establishment.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author

Article

/ 21 April 2016

No big bang in arms deal

All the controversy has returned to haunt the findings of an investigation badly compromised, with the Seriti commission making no findings.

By Sipho Kings

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

Article

/ 5 March 2015

Arms deal critic: Armscor’s role was usurped by government

Arms deal critic Richard Young has questioned Cabinet’s role in the arms deal, saying that final decisions were "strangely" being made by Cabinet.

By Jonisayi Maromo

Article

/ 2 February 2015

Arms deal whistle blower misses the commission again

It seems that confusion over a rescheduling agreement has resulted in Richard Young failing to appear before Judge Willie Seriti.

By Sarah Evans

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

Article

/ 14 October 2014

Arms deal critic shoots himself in the foot over wild allegations

Terry Crawford-Browne’s evidence to the Seriti commission is likely to feed into the assumption that he dreamt up his claims, writes Sarah Evans.

By Sarah Evans

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/ 9 October 2014

Cancel contracts, return military equipment – arms deal critic

Anti-arms deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne has criticised the arms deal contracts and recommends Jacob Zuma blacklist companies like Thales.

By Jonisayi Maromo

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/ 8 October 2014

Arms deal ‘financially raped’ South Africa, says critic

Terry Crawford-Browne has told the Seriti commission that the international war business and governments involved exploited SA’s financial system.

By Sapa

Article

/ 7 October 2014

[From our archives] Winnie leaked info on arms deal, says activist

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was one of the MPs who exposed details on the arms deal, the inquiry heard.

By Sapa

Article

/ 6 October 2014

Blair should have answered for arms deal bribes – critic

An arms deal critic has said that Tony Blair should have been summoned to testify at the Seriti commission.

By Sapa

Article

/ 29 September 2014

Organisations call for Seriti committee to be dissolved

Local and international organisations have called for the Seriti commission to be dissolved and for a full criminal investigation into its approach.

By Sapa

Article

/ 15 September 2014

Arms deal critics face criminal action if they shun Seriti

The Seriti Commission has dismissed "baseless and malicious assertions" that it is a cover-up, and began issuing subpoenas to three of its critics.

By Glynnis Underhill

Article

/ 3 September 2014

Seriti commission to subpoena arms deal critics

The arms deal commission says it will issue subpoenas to the three witnesses who recently quit the inquiry.

By Sapa

Article

/ 2 September 2014

Seriti: Former defence minister profited from arms deal

Former Scopa chairperson Gavin Woods says Joe Modise, who died in 2001, benefited from the arms deal – although not in cash.

By Sapa

Article

/ 28 August 2014

Key witnesses quit arms deal probe, citing ‘second agenda’

Three arms deal critics have pulled out of the Seriti commission, saying there is evidence to suggest the probe is geared in the state’s favour.

By Sarah Evans

Article

/ 11 August 2014

Resignations take arms deal probe from mess to ‘farce’

The two advocates who quit the Seriti inquiry two weeks ago have given damning insight into the inner workings of the arms deal investigation.

By Glynnis Underhill

Article

/ 7 August 2014

Quitting Seriti commission: Arms deal ‘letter bomb’

The evidence leaders’ reasons for quitting the Seriti commission of inquiry challenge its credibility.

By Glynnis Underhill

Article

/ 7 August 2014

Did Parliament really sign off on the arms deal?

Expectations will be high as ex-DA MP Raenette Taljaard testifies on whether the House was undermined to ensure there was no probe into the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans

Article

/ 30 July 2014

[From our archives] Arms deal: seven facts that aren’t going away

The public outcry about the arms deal is not just rumour and allegation. Here are seven inconvenient facts for those who say, "Where is the evidence?"

By Staff Reporter