Programme News
15 October 2013
(News)
Three arms deal campaigners who have been subpoenaed to testify before the Seriti Commission of Inquiry have warned that the credibility of the process was in serious danger unless significant changes were made to the way in which the commission operated.
Former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden (author of The Arms Deal) and Hennie van Vuuren (former director of the Institute...
14 October 2013
(Press release)
The Arms Deal is the most significant scandal – both politically and economically – of the post-apartheid era. Not only has it dominated news cycles and formed the subject of numerous books, it has been directly responsible for the emasculation of Parliament, the inappropriate politicisation of the prosecuting authority and the outright destruction of the Directorate of Special...
14 October 2013
(News)
A fully transparent process is required at the Seriti Commission of Inquiry to expose alleged corruption and abuses of power linked to the arms deal, the Right2Know (R2K) campaign said on Monday.
“R2K is concerned by reports of attempts by the Seriti Commission to limit the public's right to know,” the lobby group said in a statement.
“This includes the secrecy...
23 June 2013
(News)
The arms deal commission has strangely retained services of two top Gauteng advocates even though it is not facing any legal action.
Insiders close to the commission, which is probing the R70 billion arms procurement transaction, were taken aback by the retention of Advocate MacCaps Motimele and Advocate Busani Mabunda.
Advocates on a retainer charge between R5 000 and R16 000 a day, depending on...
20 May 2013
(News)
The arms deal commission has been accused of intimidating witnesses by demanding to know how they obtained their documents. The commission warned witnesses that it would not accept unlawfully obtained evidence and that they must state whether their information was classified.
The commission - which was set up by President Jacob Zuma to probe the controversial multibillion-rand arms procurement...