Tag: arms control
High Court orders South Africa to suspend arms exports to Myanmar
The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria has set aside permits that were granted by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC)...
US arms control ambassador visits Africa
US Department of State’s Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, is visiting Algeria and Benin to focus “on a...
US, Russia extend last major arms control treaty despite disputes
The United States and Russia said on Wednesday they had extended the New START arms control treaty for five years, preserving the last treaty...
New SIPRI yearbook
Despite an overall decrease in nuclear warheads in 2019, all nuclear weapon possessing states continue to modernise nuclear arsenals is one of the findings...
African arms imports share up: SIPRI
Africa accounted for 7% of global major conventional weapons imports over the period 2005–2009, compared with 6% for 2000–2004. During the period...
No govt comment on AG’s report on NCACC
There is still no comment from government on what was on Sunday reported to be a "damning confidential report by the Auditor...
SA police destroy arms
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa says the destruction of illegal firearms helps the fight against crime by ensuring that only law-abiding citizens...
