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
Commissions of inquiry rarely live up to the expectations of those who have demanded their establishment.
All the controversy has returned to haunt the findings of an investigation badly compromised, with the Seriti commission making no findings.
As the commission of inquiry into the arms deal wrapped up this week, the M&G’s Sarah Evans looks back at the controversy.
Arms deal critic Richard Young has questioned Cabinet’s role in the arms deal, saying that final decisions were "strangely" being made by Cabinet.
It seems that confusion over a rescheduling agreement has resulted in Richard Young failing to appear before Judge Willie Seriti.
A group of organisations calling for the Sereti inquiry’s disbanding said a commission statement labelling them ‘foot soldiers’ was racist.
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.
Anti-arms deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne has criticised the arms deal contracts and recommends Jacob Zuma blacklist companies like Thales.
Terry Crawford-Browne has told the Seriti commission that the international war business and governments involved exploited SA’s financial system.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was one of the MPs who exposed details on the arms deal, the inquiry heard.
An arms deal critic has said that Tony Blair should have been summoned to testify at the Seriti commission.
Local and international organisations have called for the Seriti commission to be dissolved and for a full criminal investigation into its approach.
The Seriti Commission has dismissed "baseless and malicious assertions" that it is a cover-up, and began issuing subpoenas to three of its critics.
The arms deal commission says it will issue subpoenas to the three witnesses who recently quit the inquiry.
Former Scopa chairperson Gavin Woods says Joe Modise, who died in 2001, benefited from the arms deal – although not in cash.
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.
The two advocates who quit the Seriti inquiry two weeks ago have given damning insight into the inner workings of the arms deal investigation.
The evidence leaders’ reasons for quitting the Seriti commission of inquiry challenge its credibility.
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.
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Asking phase two witnesses to disprove statements made by government witnesses will not get to the bottom of the arms deal.
Richard Young failed to arrive as expected to testify about the allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the arms deal.
Richard Young will take the stand carrying in his back pocket allegations of French and German bribes and the case against Jacob Zuma.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied any knowledge of an investigation by the US into the purchasing of fighter jets for SA during the arms deal.
Former state president says he merely presided over the processes and endorses his ministers’ evidence.
The arms deal commission is due to announce soon when Thabo Mbeki, president at the time the contracts were signed, will testify.
Concluding his evidence, former finance Trevor Manuel has rejected claims he said there were issues with the arms deal that wouldn’t be uncovered.
The former finance minister’s evidence-in-chief is a glowing review of the arms deal. But was he truly in favour of the deal?
Right2Know has filed an urgent appeal in the Pretoria high court after being refused permission to protest outside the arms procurement commission.
Giving evidence at the Seriti commission, the former defence minister has dismissed a question relating to the ANC benefiting from the arms deal.
The official figure for the controversial 1999 defence procurement package from the National Treasury is R46.666-billion, according to a news report.