Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • 200 Young South Africans
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

Willie Seriti

Seriti and Musi’s challenge to JSC act dismissed
National
/ 14 April 2023

Seriti and Musi’s challenge to JSC act dismissed

The retired judges, facing a probe over the arms deal inquiry, said the act was flawed in allowing the JSC to discipline judges no longer in active service

By Emsie Ferreira
‘NPA obstructing $10bn arms deal investigation’
Politics
/ 3 June 2022

‘NPA obstructing $10bn arms deal investigation’

The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki

By Khaya Koko
Yengeni’s complaint against Zondo is legally uncertain
National
/ 18 May 2022

Yengeni’s complaint against Zondo is legally uncertain

The chief justice was acting in a non-judicial capacity when chairing the state capture inquiry, so the complaint probably falls outside the law but underscores the risk of naming sitting judges to investigate political scandals

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal
Politics
/ 19 August 2021

Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal

The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence

By Lizeka Tandwa
Seriti report slammed by Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations
National
/ 20 August 2020

Seriti report slammed by Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations

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

By Sarah Smit
South African arms deal not over yet
Article
/ 1 October 2019

South African arms deal not over yet

A three-year challenge has reversed the findings of the Seriti commission

By Tymon Smith
Zuma’s ghosts return to haunt him
Analysis
/ 11 August 2017

Zuma’s ghosts return to haunt him

The president returns to court in three separate cases, but Parliament will also be a battleground.

By Niren Tolsi
Courts could be called on to query Seriti commission
Article
/ 28 April 2016

Courts could be called on to query Seriti commission

Commissions of inquiry rarely live up to the expectations of those who have demanded their establishment.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Whistle-blower fails to appear at arms deal commission
Article
/ 21 July 2014

Whistle-blower fails to appear at arms deal commission

Richard Young failed to arrive as expected to testify about the allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal commission postponed
Article
/ 1 June 2014

Arms deal commission postponed

The commission of inquiry into the multibillion-rand arms deal in Pretoria has been postponed once again.

By Sapa
Arms deal critics: Seriti commission must continue
Article
/ 27 February 2014

Arms deal critics: Seriti commission must continue

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".

By Sarah Evans
Arms commission adjourned to January
Article
/ 25 November 2013

Arms commission adjourned to January

The Seriti commission of inquiry has been adjourned until next year, when the next witness from Armscor will be ready to testify.

By Sapa
Arms deal inquiry to reduce staff
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Arms deal inquiry to reduce staff

The Seriti commission of inquiry has announced it will reduce its staff complement as the bulk of the work has been completed.

By Sapa
Q&A: Arms deal critic Paul Holden
Article
/ 7 November 2013

Q&A: Arms deal critic Paul Holden

We speak to Paul Holden, who undertook his own cross examination of key witnesses because he felt the arms deal commission was not getting answers.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal: Witnesses escape through ‘phase’ loophole
Article
/ 7 November 2013

Arms deal: Witnesses escape through ‘phase’ loophole

The second civilian given permission to cross-examine witnesses before the arms deal commission says testimony risks being "perjury by omission".

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal critic slates commission’s handling of witness testimonies
Article
/ 6 November 2013

Arms deal critic slates commission’s handling of witness testimonies

Dr Richard Young, a losing bidder to be a supplier in the arms deal, has criticised the commission over its handling of government witnesses.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal inquiry contracts coming to an end
Article
/ 27 October 2013

Arms deal inquiry contracts coming to an end

Arms inquiry employees whose contracts are coming to an end have been informed by letter.

By Sapa
Arms inquiry: Mbeki to be represented by state
Article
/ 27 October 2013

Arms inquiry: Mbeki to be represented by state

Former President Thabo Mbeki and his former ministers have agreed to being represented by a State attorney at the Seriti Commission of Inquiry.

By Sapa
Arms commission: Hawks, Gripen planes ‘met requirements’
Article
/ 2 September 2013

Arms commission: Hawks, Gripen planes ‘met requirements’

The Hawks and Gripen aircraft acquired through the arms deal have proven highly deployable and adaptable, the Seriti commission of inquiry has heard.

By Devereaux Morkel
Arms deal commission: War games and poems
Article
/ 22 August 2013

Arms deal commission: War games and poems

The navy was so enthused by the frigates and submarines it purchased, some ministers were moved to poetry, the arms procurement commission has heard.

By Sarah Evans
Arms commission: First witness defends navy purchases
Article
/ 20 August 2013

Arms commission: First witness defends navy purchases

Rear-admiral Alan Green appeared as the first witness at the Seriti commission to explain why new submarines and corvettes were crucial.

By Sarah Evans
Crib notes: The arms deal commission
Article
/ 20 August 2013

Crib notes: The arms deal commission

Here’s a guide for the attention deficient news consumer on which parts of the arms deal commission would be worth following.

By Sarah Evans
Crawford-Browne balks at closure of arms deal commission
Article
/ 19 August 2013

Crawford-Browne balks at closure of arms deal commission

Anti-arms deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne has written to Judge Willie Seriti to object the closure of the Seriti commission of inquiry.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal commission resumes with witnesses from defence department
Article
/ 19 August 2013

Arms deal commission resumes with witnesses from defence department

The Seriti commission, tasked with investigating the arms deal signed in 1999, is set to begin with witnesses from the department of defence.

By Sarah Evans
Seriti probe drama subverts its integrity
Article
/ 16 August 2013

Seriti probe drama subverts its integrity

Controversy over data and employees adds to cynicism about the arms deal commission’s true agenda.

By Glynnis Underhill
Arms deal: A citizen’s guide to coughing up for con men
Article
/ 15 August 2013

Arms deal: A citizen’s guide to coughing up for con men

The commission of inquiry under Judge Willie Seriti is expected finally to get down to business on Monday. Will it succeed in uncovering corruption?

By News Analysis and Sam Sole
Editorial: Arms deal inquiry seems built to fail
Article
/ 8 August 2013

Editorial: Arms deal inquiry seems built to fail

The commission, under the leadership of Judge Willie Seriti, is barely off the ground, two years after its inception.

By Editorial
Seriti man enforces ‘second agenda’
Article
/ 7 August 2013

Seriti man enforces ‘second agenda’

The commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption in the deal has run into trouble, fuelled by claims that it is chasing a "second agenda".

By Glynnis Underhill
Zuma pushes arms deal inquiry on without third commissioner
Article
/ 6 August 2013

Zuma pushes arms deal inquiry on without third commissioner

President Jacob Zuma has decided not to replace Judge Francis Legodi, who resigned from the arms procurement commission last week.

By Staff Reporter and Sarah Evans
The arms deal commission’s crumbling credibility
Article
/ 6 August 2013

The arms deal commission’s crumbling credibility

What is meant to be a public process may end up behind closed doors as documents at the commission have not been declassified, adding to its problems.

By Sarah Evans
Senior arms deal counsellor retracts resignation
Article
/ 4 August 2013

Senior arms deal counsellor retracts resignation

Tayob Aboobaker, an evidence leader in the commission of inquiry into the arms deal, has retracted a resignation letter he submitted on Friday

By Sapa
Keep calm and move along: Seriti pushes arms deal commission ahead
Article
/ 4 August 2013

Keep calm and move along: Seriti pushes arms deal commission ahead

The arms procurement commission will begin its public hearings on Monday despite being dogged by senior resignations and a compromised integrity.

By Sarah Evans
← Older posts

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }