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  • The arms deal commission underway on 23 August 2013. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    Arms deal inquiry budget shocks DA

    The hearing is spending less money on auditing and more on paying evidence leaders.

    3177 days ago
  • An AgustaWestland AW109 Light utility helicopter acquired in the arms deal. Picture: Dean Wingrin

    'Scrapping weapons would place country at risk'

    Brigadier General John Bayne says the arms acquired keep the country defence credible.

    3180 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry is being held at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    Arms Deal Commission continues

    Another witness has taken the stand to try and shed light in the controversial arms deal procurement.

    3182 days ago
  • The arms deal commission underway on 23 August 2013. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN.

    Arms Deal: Defence dept rocked by budget cuts

    Another witness has taken the stand in the arms deal commission in Johannesburg.

    3184 days ago
  • FILE: The arms deal commission underway on 23 August 2013. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN.

    'Navy needed Arms Deal'

    The fourth witness to testify at the commission said the SA navy would be crippled without the Arms Deal.

    3187 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry is being held at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    'Navy needed frigates & submarine'

    Parts of the testimony given at the Arms Deal Commission will be held in-camera.

    3192 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry is being held at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    Arms deal: Navy spending in the spotlight

    Members of the navy are currently testifying as part of the commission's first phase of hearings.

    3192 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry is being held at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    'Arms deal not a waste of money'

    Admiral Rusty Higgs says the arms deal worked well with South Africa’s constitution.

    3193 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry is being held at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Belinda Moses/EWN

    'Arms deal was necessary'

    The second witness has testified in the Arms Deal Commission's hearings.

    3194 days ago
  • Anti-arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne. Picture: Facebook

    'Arms Deal Commission is wasting time'

    Terry Crawford-Browne has written a letter to Judge Seriti lambasting the transparency of the commission.

    3195 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission resumed on 19 August after a two week postponement. Picture: EWN.

    First witnesses to testify in arms deal inquiry

    The commission resumed on Monday after a two week postponement.

    3195 days ago
  • FILE: The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry, which is chaired by Judge Willie Seriti, is scheduled to resume on 19 August, 2013. Picture: EWN

    Arms deal inquiry to resume

    The inquiry was postponed to sort out the classification of documents and composition of the commission.

    3196 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry was postponed for two weeks to the 19th of August 2013. Picture: EWN

    Critics of Arms Deal Commission concerned

    President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday announced he would not replace Judge Francis Legodi who resigned last week.

    3208 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry was postponed by Judge Willie Seriti until 19 August, 2013. Picture: EWN

    Zuma won't replace Judge Legodi

    President Zuma has reconstituted the commission to include the two remaining judges.

    3209 days ago
  • The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry has been postponeduntil 19 August, 2013. President Jacob Zuma appointed the commission in 2011 to look into the multi -billion rand arms deal.Picture: EWN

    Questions over arms deal inquiry

    The Arms Deal Commission’s public hearings have been postponed until 19 August.

    3209 days ago
  • One of the Saab Gripen fighter jets, bought by the South African Airforce, as part of the country's controversial arms deal. Picture: AFP

    Arms deal inquiry postponed

    The inquiry has been postponed for two weeks because it's not properly constituted.

    3210 days ago
  • One of the Saab Gripen fighter jets bought by the South African Airforce as part of the country's controversial arms deal. Picture: AFP

    Staffing issue could halt Arms deal hearings

    There are questions about the commission's credibility.

    3210 days ago
  • One of the Saab Gripen fighter jets, bought by the South African Airforce, as part of the country's controversial arms deal. Picture: AFP

    Questions raised about Legodi's resignation

    Terry Crawford-Browne says the resignation is further proof that the commission is a cover-up.

    3213 days ago
  • The arms deal commission of inquiry has been plagued by a series of setbacks since it was established by President Jacob Zuma in 2011. Picture:Supplied

    'Legodi resignation a serious setback'

    The arms deal commission of inquiry has suffered a series of setbacks.

    3214 days ago
  • One of the Saab Gripen fighter jets, bought by the South African Airforce, as part of the country's controversial arms deal. Picture: AFP

    'Arms deal whistleblowers should be heard'

    Whistleblower evidence has been repeatedly postponed over the past year.

    3228 days ago
  • One of the Saab Gripen fighter jets, bought by the South African Airforce, as part of the country's controversial arms deal. Picture: AFP

    'Arms deal inquiry to be transparent'

    The Arms Procurement Commission promises to be accessible and transparent.

    3230 days ago
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