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latest news & developmentsNew efforts to reopen arms-deal inquiry
An attempt to get the arms deal inquiry reopened is to be made in Wednesday’s meeting of the standing committee on public accounts in Parliament.
De Lille: ‘Mbeki’s not off the hook’
Reports that President Mbeki is off the hook regarding a German probe into alleged arms deal corruption are mischievous, says the Justice department.
ANC loath to discuss arms-deal report in the media
The African National Congress (ANC) will not make its arms-deal report public, the ruling party reiterated on Wednesday. In a statement, the ANC said it noted a call in the media…
Scopa rebuffs DA effort to discuss arms deal
A resolution to open up the arms deal to further discussion was shot down by the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday. Democratic Alliance MP Eddie Trent,…
DA welcomes Scopa decision on arms-deal probe
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday lauded the decision by the chairperson of Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), Themba Godi, to place the DA’s…
Call for independent probe into arms deal
Arms-deal corruption must be probed by an independent judiciary, Independent Democrats (ID) leader Patricia de Lille said on Tuesday. ”It is the African National Congress’s right…
Zuma vows to fight graft charges
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) leader, Jacob Zuma, has denied allegations of corruption and vowed to fight charges laid against him in court, local media…
DA welcomes court decision on Zuma
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Saturday welcomed the Pretoria High Court’s decision to reject a bid by former deputy president Jacob Zuma blocking the state from investigating…