ARTICLES RELATING TO ARMS DEAL

Seriti in more trouble over arms deal probe

2013-03-22 10:07

Arms Procurement Commission chairperson Judge Willie Seriti could be taken to court if he does not explain his failure to summons the ANC and its records and documents.

More money wanted for arms deal probe

2013-03-08 10:14
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The investigation into South Africa's controversial, multi-billion rand arms deal scandal will cost the country several millions more than was originally budgeted.

Arms commission to react on allegations

2013-01-21 21:25

The Seriti commission probing the arms deal will respond to allegations contained in a resignation letter by a senior investigator.

Arms deal probe investigator quits

2013-01-17 09:46

The integrity of the Seriti commission probing the arms deal has been questioned in a resignation letter penned by one of the commission's senior investigators, according to a report.

Arms deal witnesses announced

2012-11-24 19:00

The list of witnesses to be called by the Arms Procurement Commission has been announced in Pretoria.

Doubts over chairperson of arms deal probe

2012-10-19 10:21

Judge Willie Seriti's role as chairperson of the Arms Procurement Commission may be a conflict of interest, according to a report.

Arms deal submissions disappointing

2012-08-07 10:45

Public response for submissions to the Arms Procurement Commission is disappointing, according to a report.

M&G broke the law: Maharaj

2012-08-03 14:24

Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj insists the Mail & Guardian broke the law by running an article on his testimony in an arms deal probe.

'Probe into Absa takeover needed'

2012-07-17 08:18

President Jacob Zuma must appoint a commission of inquiry into Barclays' 2005 takeover of Absa and its link to the arms deal, activist Terry Crawford-Browne says.

Arms deal value under review

2012-05-15 12:56

A review of the actual economic value generated by strategic defence procurement projects will be completed during the current financial year, reports The Star.

Malema changes tune on Zuma charges

2012-05-14 16:54
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Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will not mind if fraud and corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma were reopened now.

Arms deal commission seeks submissions

2012-05-10 12:22

The commission set up to investigate the arms deal has called for submissions for public hearings scheculed for later this year, and has promised to protect the anonymity of witnesses.

DA: DTI concedes over arms deal offsets

2012-03-16 17:16

The trade and industry department has conceded that Ferrostaal has invested a total of only €63m in arms deal offsets, says the Democratic Alliance.

Arms committee probing Iran claims

2012-03-15 13:31

The National Conventional Arms Control Committee is investigating a newspaper report that South Africa has been exporting attack helicopters to Iran through an elaborate set of front companies.

Arms deal prosecutor 'not yet suspended'

2012-02-02 18:30

The national prosecuting authority now says top prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach will be given an opportunity to motivate why she should not be suspended.

Canned deal: Armscor gets back R9.1bn

2011-12-19 17:21

Airbus Military has refunded pre-delivery payments for the eight A400M military transport aircraft worth R9.1bn to parastatal Armscor.

Mbeki: I know things you should know

2011-12-18 13:04
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Former president Thabo Mbeki says that South Africans deserved to know facts of the “jigsaw puzzle” which would explain the country’s history.

M&G to hand letter to Simelane

2011-11-21 22:28

The Mail & Guardian is to hand a letter to Menzi Simelane regarding the use of information allegedly implicating presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj in illegal kickbacks.

Maharaj won't deny lying about arms deal

2011-11-21 07:27
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Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj has refused to confirm or deny in a TV interview that he lied to the Scorpions during a 2001 interview forming part of an arms deal probe.

Maharaj took arms deal bribes - claim

2011-11-20 14:03

A spokesperson for President Jacob Zuma is said to have received bribes from French weapons maker Thales, which is at the centre of an arms deal probe, the Sunday Times reports.

ConCourt arms deal case withdrawn

2011-11-17 11:39

Arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne's application to compel an inquiry into the controversial arms deal has formally been withdrawn in the Constitutional Court.

ConCourt to move arms consent order

2011-11-16 19:35

Arms activist Terry Crawford-Browne and President Jacob Zuma have agreed on a draft consent order pertaining to the ongoing court battle around the controversial 1999 arms deal.

Chippy Shaik in new arms scandal

2011-10-30 16:45

Chippy Shaik, the man at the centre of the controversial arms deal, is ­embroiled in another bribery scandal.

Arms deal: Zuma, Mbeki set to testify

2011-10-28 11:07

Jacob Zuma, Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel, Mosiuoa Lekota and Chippy and Schabir Shaik may be the first to appear before the judicial commission to investigate the arms deal.

Zuma 'will be held to arms inquiry'

2011-10-27 22:12

President Jacob Zuma has been warned that the courts will be used to hold him to the eventual recommendations of the Seriti commission of inquiry into the arms deal.

 

Arms deal commission: No free pass for ANC

2013-03-11 12:42

Reports that the involvement of the ANC and its leadership in the arms deal will not be investigated are false, the Arms Procurement Commission says.

Baloyi: No member cajoled for outcome

2013-01-22 22:53

No member of the Seriti commission of inquiry has received instructions or were cajoled into producing a particular outcome, commission spokesperson William Baloyi says.

Witnesses forget, says IFP of arms deal

2013-01-17 22:09

The IFP says allegations against the Seriti commission simply means that the public will never get the truth about the arms deal.

US gun lobby to fight arms treaty

2012-12-28 15:57

The leading US pro-gun group has vowed to fight a draft pact to regulate the $70bn global arms trade despite a shooting massacre at a school in December.

Radebe stifled arms probe - report

2012-11-18 21:15

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe reportedly blocked senior prosecutors working on the arms deal investigation from travelling to Switzerland to investigate secret bank accounts.

Weapons sold to Zim for peacekeeping - report

2012-09-10 14:35

The weapons South Africa sold to Zimbabwe were for peacekeeping, military exercises, humanitarian aid and military training, according to a report.

Dept baffled by R99bn report

2012-08-06 11:46

The defence department is baffled by a media report which claims that R99bn has been secretly spent since 1994 through the defence special account.

Zuma updated on arms inquiry

2012-08-01 18:26

President Jacob Zuma has received an update from the commission of inquiry into the arms deal, commonly known as the arms procurement commission.

Advocates removed from arms deal probe

2012-05-31 13:02

Two of the three advocates responsible for assessing evidence before the arms deal commission have been removed.

Arms deal value under review

2012-05-15 09:11

A review of the actual economic value generated by strategic defence procurement projects is under way, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has told Parliament.

No arms deal link, says e-toll company

2012-05-12 14:21

Kapsch TrafficCom, the Austrian company contracted to the e-toll system, has denied that it had improper dealings with Swedish companies involved in the arms deal.

NPA 'concerned' by Breytenbach shooting

2012-05-01 16:33

The National Prosecuting Authority says it is looking into ways to assist suspended prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach after her car was reportedly shot at.

Zuma mum on making arms report public

2012-03-15 17:37

President Jacob Zuma has steered clear of saying whether he will make public the commission of inquiry into the arms deal's final report.

Committee blocks arms deal report

2012-03-07 14:35

The DA has accused a parliamentary committee of trying to protect the trade and industry department by voting to keep secret a report about the arms deal.

Arms deal prosecutor suspended

2012-02-02 16:15

The national prosecuting authority has suspended top corruption prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach.

2011 - Jacob Zuma's wrap

2011-12-18 22:30

SA met the challenges of 2011 with "fortitude and innovation", President Jacob Zuma has said in his end of the year speech.

Hawks confirm probe into M&G

2011-11-25 13:58

The Hawks say they are investigating how the Mail & Guardian newspaper obtained a copy of a sealed interview with Mac Maharaj and arms deal investigators.

Jacob Zuma silent on Mac Maharaj

2011-11-21 18:36

President Jacob Zuma says it will be out of order for him to comment on a controversy involving his spokesperson Mac Maharaj.

Maharaj shrugs off bribe claims

2011-11-20 15:38

Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj has shrugged off allegations that he and his wife Zarina received millions of rands from French arms company Thales.

Govt to pay costs in arms deal case

2011-11-17 15:15

The government has been ordered to pay the costs after an application to compel an inquiry into the arms deal was formally withdrawn in the Constitutional Court.

Arms deal activist, Zuma settle dispute

2011-11-17 08:32

The Constitutional Court is expected to ratify a consent agreement between Terry Crawford-Browne and President Jacob Zuma over the terms of reference for the arms deal inquiry.

Zuma willing to testify about arms deal

2011-11-01 11:07

President Jacob Zuma says he will testify at the inquiry into the multi-billion rand arms deal if asked to do so.

New judges in arms deal, police lease inquiries

2011-10-28 22:49

Two judges have been replaced on the board of inquiry into allegations of misconduct by National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele and on the commission of inquiry into the arms deal.

Arms deal activist won't drop case

2011-10-27 22:43

Arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne is to pursue his Constitutional Court case against President Jacob Zuma over the arms deal.

Arms deal commission has subpoena powers

2011-10-27 14:39

The commission of inquiry into the arms deal will have the power to subpoena witnesses, including members of the executive, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says.

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