We wrap up weekly findings from two of SA’s most important commissions of inquiry – the Farlam Marikana probe, and the Seriti arms deal inquiry.
Terry Crawford-Browne has written to the Constitutional Court asking it to terminate the Seriti commission of inquiry.
While most eyes were glued on the pscar Pistorius trial, the Seriti arms deal and Marikana commissions continued their work.
Arms deal activists say the commission must be allowed to complete its mandate as anything less would be a "betrayal of the South African public".
The farce at this week’s Seriti commission hearing has shown that the inquiry into the arms deal should be brought to an end.
The Seriti commission of inquiry, which is investigating alleged corruption in SA’s multibillion-rand arms deal, is set to resume in January.
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Former President Thabo Mbeki and his former ministers have agreed to being represented by a State attorney at the Seriti Commission of Inquiry.
Shamin "Chippy" Shaik, who headed acquisitions for the SANDF, may be subpoenaed to appear at the arms deal commission, according to reports.
A Navy witness says SA needed arms because history had "seen the consequences of WW2" when Europe’s navies were "caught unprepared" when war erupted.
The strategic defence procurement package was in line with the constitutional imperative to defend national sovereignty, heard the Seriti commission.
The Seriti commission, tasked with investigating the arms deal signed in 1999, is set to begin with witnesses from the department of defence.