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No need for arms-deal probe, maintains Presidency
The Presidency has maintained there is no need for a judicial commission of inquiry into South Africa’s controversial arms deal.
The Presidency has maintained there is no need for a judicial commission of inquiry into South Africa’s controversial arms deal.
The Presidency said on Wednesday that it would have to consult President Thabo Mbeki before commenting on a report quoting former ambassador to France Barbara Masekela. In the report, Masekela is quoted as saying she had arranged a meeting between Mbeki and an arms company that is the co-accused in Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial.