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Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

Article Kiri Rupiah - 6 Feb 2019

Between 2015 and the end of 2017, South Africa transferred $62-million worth of major conventional weapons to the UAE

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Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories

Article Westhuizen 1 - 6 Sep 2017

South Africa’s jails have one of the lowest percentages of women prisoners in the world – but among the highest number of men

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Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape?

Article Govan Whittles & Simon Allison - 25 Aug 2017

In many ways, the two armies are miles apart but they face many similar challenges

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Where’s the plan to stop police arming criminals, minister?

Analysis Koketso Moeti - 16 May 2017

One way to slow the death rate down is to cut the number of illegal guns in circulation.

Denel punts Gupta weapons technology partnership as its second chance on the Indian subcontinent

Article Phillip De Wet - 19 Sep 2016

VR Laser Asia will sell Denel technology so that it can be manufactured in India.

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Illegal guns fuel violent crime, wreak deadly havoc in South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Oct 2015

Police statistics in SA show a worrying trend: the increased use of illegal small arms and light weapons in the country's problem of violent crime.

R5 rifles: ‘The war machine must go’

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2015

Protesters have called on commissioner Riah Phiyega and Minister Nathi Nhleko to ban the use of R5 assault rifles in public order policing.

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Weapons make police – and people – more aggressive

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Aug 2015

Simply seeing a weapon - whether a sword, rifle, hand grenade, dagger, tank or gun - makes people more aggressive.

Where all is fair in love of war

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jul 2015

There's something dangerously sexy about uniforms and weapons, and spyware that lets you into secret places.

Chasing bullets in the DRC

Africa Staff Reporter - 14 May 2014

Mapping the precise flows of conflict weaponry in Africa is an arduous task given the number of militias operating in the DRC alone.

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Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

Article Erika Solomon - 29 Dec 2013

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has indicated that the grant is likely to be spent partly on weapons from France as a counterweight to Hezbollah.

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Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones

Analysis Phillip De Wet - 22 Jul 2013

Annual results show state arms company Denel continues to eke out profits, but it hopes exports of weapons to the rest of Africa will change that.

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