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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a joint press conference on June 16, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

The arms dealer behind the African peace mission to Ukraine

A weapons manufacturer on a peace mission. What could possibly go wrong?

An arms dealer’s guide to philanthropy

Selling weapons systems to Saudi Arabia is not incompatible with charity work, argues Ivor Ichikowitz

“The conclusions of the Public Protector to the contrary are, with respect, unsubstantiated and prejudicial. They are strongly denied,” Mbalula said in a statement on Friday. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Mbalula allegations heaping up

Questions around how Mbalula had paid for his trip to Las Vegas were first raised during a twitter spat between Minister Mbalula and Adriaan Basson.

The historical record shows that Malawi’s difficulties under Hastings Banda were evident at the very moment of the country’s founding

Malawi government up in arms after Banda’s $144-m deal

A change of presidents has skewed the playing field for a South African defence company

Guma Tac takes steps to liquidate Golden Lions

Guma Tac says the Golden Lions Rugby Union is "hopelessly insolvent" and have filed papers in the South Gauteng High Court.

Lions’ pride turning into a joke

<b>Nickolaus Bauer</b> looks back to 1993, and when it was a good time to be a Lions fan.

Golden Lions ‘being run like an amateur union’

Golden Lions ‘being run like an amateur union’

One of the strongest statements made last year by IT mogul Robert Gumede has come back to haunt him.

Gumede pulls the rug out from under the Lions

Eight months after announcing they had sold a 49.9% stake to Guma TAC, the Golden Lions Rugby Union says that negotiations have fallen through.

SA’s weapons laws easy to dodge

South Africa has tough arms control laws, but there are enforcement gaps big enough to drive an armoured vehicle through.

The arms dealer who flies Zuma

Ivor Ichikowitz, the arms broker who laid on his jet to ferry Nelson Mandela to a rally, has made it his business to get close to key power-brokers.