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The Arms Deal Towards the end of 1999, the South African Government signed contracts totalling US$4,8 billion (R30 billion in 1999 rands) to modernise its defence equipment, which included the purchase of corvettes, submarines, light utility helicopters, lead-in fighter trainers and advanced light fighter aircraft. The purpose of this Virtual Press Office (VPO) is to follow the thread of certain questions being raised and investigations being undertaken into this controversial arms deal.

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Quitting Seriti commission: Arms deal 'letter bomb' ***

Former cop drops Zuma spy tapes bombshell

So farce, so good: Zuma and the arms deal ***

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Terry Crawford-Browne Files Concourt Application To Set Aside Seriti Commission Report	2016-07-20	Press Release : Terry Crawford-Browne
Millions later, Seriti has brought us no closer to arms deal truth	2016-01-17	Sunday Times
The Arms Commission: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Maynier Exposed!	2016-01-12	politicsweb
The Arms Commission: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Maynier Exposed!	2016-01-10	Thabo Mbeki, Facebook
Germans drop arms deal investigation	2008-06-20	Mail & Guardian
Mbeki denies axing Zuma as ANC deputy president	2016-01-25	News24
An inquiry of red flags	2016-01-22	Mail & Guardian
Inquiry : Arms deal report in Zuma's hands	2016-01-22	Mail & Guardian
Seriti Commission : Arms Deal Inquiry: Cloud of doubt over report	2016-01-21	Financial Mail
Hlophe disciplinary process returning to court	2016-01-08	Business Day
Attack on Arms Procurement Commission unacceptable	2016-01-04	The Presidency
South Africa Presidency reports Zuma not facing any charges	2016-01-02	Coastweek.com
Final report on South Africa controversial arms deal submitted	2016-01-02	Coastweek.com
Arms Procurement Commission’s final report must be made public	2015-12-31	DA Website
More calls made for Zuma to release arms deal report	2015-12-31	Eyewitness News
Calls for Zuma to release Arms Deal report	2015-12-31	Eyewitness News
Wapenskandaal: ‘Geen groot bevindings verwag’	2015-12-31	Netwerk24
President Jacob Zuma receives final report from Arms Deal Commission	2015-12-30	South African Government Website
Licence probe to exclude Zuma and Maharaj	2014-08-17	Weekend Argus
Maynier defends draft arms report	2014-08-13	Business Day
So farce, so good: Zuma and the arms deal ***	2014-08-11	Daily Maverick
Resignations take arms deal probe from mess to 'farce' ***	2014-08-11	Mail and Guardian
Quitting Seriti commission: Arms deal 'letter bomb' ***	2014-08-08	Mail and Guardian
Did Parliament really sign off on the arms deal?	2014-08-07	Mail and Guardian
Former cop drops Zuma spy tapes bombshell	2014-08-03	Weekend Argus
Arms shouldn’t give legs to graft	2014-07-29	City Press
Newspaper betrayed source: NGO	2001-03-19	News24

New Special Items
Arms Procurement Commission Witness Statement by Richard Young dated 2015-03-02 Supporting Documents: File 01 [7.61mb] 343 pages Supporting Documents: File 01A [9.51mb] 397 pages Supporting Documents: File 02 [7.97mb] 291 pages Supporting Documents: File 03 [10.56mb] 442 pages Supporting Documents: File 04 [11.83mb] 492 pages Supporting Documents: File 05 [7.10mb] 372 pages Supporting Documents: File 06 [14.06mb] 550 pages Supporting Documents: File 06A [19.55mb] 398 pages Supporting Documents: File 06B [15.34mb] 341 pages Supporting Documents: File 06C [10.95mb] 445 pages Transcripts of Public Hearings 02 February 2015 04 March 2015 05 March 2015 06 March 2015 09 March 2015 10 March 2015 11 March 2015 12 March 2015 13 March 2015 04 to 13 March 2015	2015-03-04	Richard Young
Arms Procurement Commission Extended Witness Statement by Richard Young dated 2003-05-30 Evidence Documents Transcripts Julia Aldridge, 2007-07-16 Kevin Smith, 2007-10-04 Alexander Roberts, 2007-11-05 John MacBeath, 2007-11-16 Stuart McIntyre, 2007-11-22 Hugh Dickinson, 2008-02-20 Mike Turner, 2008-04-22 Leonard Day, 2008-06-12 Payments to Fata Hlongwane from Arstow's bank accounts Valurex correspondence re distributing $10m to Hlongwane Payments by BAE to Kayswell Services Limited BAE agreement with Arstow Arstow contract with Westunity Westunity back-to-back contract with Hlongwane Red Diamond contract with CIC CIC File Note : BAE’s relationship with its South African agent, Commercial International Corporation Payments by BAE to Arstow Commercial Corporation Paymenfs by BAE to Commercial International Corp Ltd BAE Plans for a Covert Offshore Payment Systems	2015-03-20, 2015-03-31	Richard Young
Position of Evidence Leaders : Dear Commissioner Seriti and Commissioner Musi	2014-07-22	Commission

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