Weapons

/ 3 October 2022

Illegal firearms fuel violent crime spike in Zimbabwe

Police report that between January and October last year, there were 922 armed robberies, up from 744 during the same period in 2020

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By Marko Phiri

National

/ 19 July 2021

Police on alert over intelligence about mooted raids on firearms and ammunitions

Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal

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By Paddy Harper and Khaya Koko

Africa

/ 22 February 2021

Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election

By Khadija Sharife, Mark Anderson and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Africa

/ 12 February 2021

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera

By Sophie Neiman

Article

/ 6 February 2019

Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

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

By Kiri Rupiah

Article

/ 6 September 2017

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

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

By Westhuizen 1

Article

/ 25 August 2017

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

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

By Govan Whittles and Simon Allison

Analysis

/ 16 May 2017

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

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

By Koketso Moeti

Article

/ 19 September 2016

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

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

By Phillip De Wet

Article

/ 14 October 2015

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

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.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 20 August 2015

R5 rifles: ‘The war machine must go’

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

By Victoria John

Article

/ 6 August 2015

Weapons make police – and people – more aggressive

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

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 9 July 2015

Where all is fair in love of war

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

By Luke Alfred

Africa

/ 14 May 2014

Chasing bullets in the DRC

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

By Irin

Article

/ 29 December 2013

Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

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

By Erika Solomon

Analysis

/ 22 July 2013

Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones

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.

By Phillip De Wet

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Article

/ 31 December 2008

Weapons seized in Durban clampdown

Numerous weapons and suspected stolen property were seized during a festive-season clampdown in Durban’s KwaDabeka area, police said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 20 December 2008

UN renews weapons embargo on Liberia

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to maintain an arms embargo on Liberia and a travel ban for another year.

By Staff Reporter

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Africa

/ 19 December 2008

How Mugabe gets his bullets

Large quantities of weapons continue to be shipped to Zimbabwe via the DRC, according to a new report by the United Nations.

By Nic Dawes Author

Illegal firearms fuel violent crime spike in Zimbabwe

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Police on alert over intelligence about mooted raids on firearms and ammunitions

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Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

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

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

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

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

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

R5 rifles: ‘The war machine must go’

Weapons make police – and people – more aggressive

Where all is fair in love of war

Chasing bullets in the DRC

Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones

Weapons seized in Durban clampdown

UN renews weapons embargo on Liberia

How Mugabe gets his bullets

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