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Bulelani Ngcuka: A whistleblower?
The former national director of public prosecutions was a ‘witness bearer’ and a casualty of the ominous trend in the ANC’s increasing cultural aversion to truth
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
Two more arms deal critics refuse to testify
Two London-based critics won’t testify at the Seriti commission of inquiry, despite the commission saying that it will reissue their subpoenas.
Arms deal critics face criminal action if they shun Seriti
The Seriti Commission has dismissed "baseless and malicious assertions" that it is a cover-up, and began issuing subpoenas to three of its critics.
Did Parliament really sign off on the arms deal?
Expectations will be high as ex-DA MP Raenette Taljaard testifies on whether the House was undermined to ensure there was no probe into the arms deal.
Arms deal critics accuse commission of holding up process
Arms deal critics represented by Lawyers for Human Rights have accused the Seriti commission of making it impractical to cross-examine key witnesses.
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".
Arms deal postponement exposes commission’s flaws
The commission has not declassified all the documents before it, and legal teams are still not given adequate time to prepare for cross-examinations.
Arms deal commission hearing ‘one-sided’ evidence, say ‘critics’
Arms deal commission critics say government witnesses are not being cross-examined, leading to one-sided evidence before the inquiry.
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.
Arms commission witness lashes Seriti over ANC claims
Arms procurement commission witness Terry Crawford-Browne says claims that the ANC is not implicated in corruption are "disingenuous".
Mixed reactions on arms deal terms of reference
The terms of reference for the arms deal inquiry commission have been praised as broad, while at the same time criticised as not broad enough.
Alarm bells sound for democracy
The tepid statement made by the Hawks reveals the pitfalls of creeping hegemonic power.
Political books go pop
South Africans search for bookish answers in a time of political doubt, writes Nosimilo Ndlovu.
Call for fresh arms-deal investigation
Former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein on Friday called for an ”independent, unfettered” investigation into the controversial arms deal.