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The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture

The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the first TRC hearing in East London in 1996. But the process of healing has not yet ended.

The deafening silence on rape in MK camps lingers

The TRC revealed that sexual assault at the hands of Umkhonto weSizwe operatives was not uncommon, though little has been said since

Chippy unlikely to get a shakedown at arms deal commission

The former chief of acquisitions for the South African National Defence Force denies having a hand in dodgy deals and influencing tender awards.

Modise’s family gun for the wrong man at arms commission

According to evidence from official investigations, the former defence minister was central to claims about corruption surrounding the deal.

Seriti: Former defence minister profited from arms deal

Former Scopa chairperson Gavin Woods says Joe Modise, who died in 2001, benefited from the arms deal – although not in cash.

Former MK head of intelligence Ronnie Kasrils.

Kasrils refuses to answer for Modise’s arms deal decisions

Former minister Ronnie Kasrils’ usefulness as a witness at the arms deal inquiry has been called into question.

Where is Modise’s money man?

Where is Modise’s money man?

President Jacob Zuma’s decision to investigate wrongdoing in the multibillion-rand arms deal has brought hope to the family of Puso Tladi.

Alarm bells sound for democracy

The tepid statement made by the Hawks reveals the pitfalls of creeping hegemonic power.

Fresh evidence of arms payoffs

Fresh evidence of arms payoffs

Unexplained deposits in Joe Modise’s bank account add to the mounting questions about the arms deal.

Hani not yet laid to rest

‘Modise had the most to gain fom Hani’s assassination,’ says RW Johnson in his new book.

Doomed Scorpions strike hard

The Scorpions unit launched massive raids on Wednesday in what appears to be a final bid to lance the festering sore of the arms deal.

Swedes join arms probe

Some South African officials indeed appear to be pursuing a ”no transparency” approach.

Bheki Jacobs. Photograph: Laird Forbes/Independent

Master of information

Bheki Jacobs, who died last week at the age of 46, was one of the most remarkable figures to come out of the liberation struggle.

Dangerous, covert liaisons

What a country. Both our president-in-waiting and our police chief separately face the prospect of corruption and racketeering charges; our previous national director of public…

‘Mbeki killed BAE bribery inquiry’

President Thabo Mbeki was involved in the African National Congress (ANC) leadership’s blocking of a parliamentary investigation into alleged bribery by BAE Systems and other…

The titanic battle for control of the Defence Force

Threats to expose moles in the ANC were behind the attempt to gag this newspaper.

What Modise didn’t know about DDC

What Modise didn’t know about DDC

Defence Minister Joe Modise had clearly not been briefed about the Directorate of Covert Collection when he moved to interdict this paper last week.