Tag: Seriti Commission
Seriti Commission judges could face misconduct charges
The outcome of the Seriti Commission appointed by former President Jacob Zuma in 2011 to investigate possible fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the...
High Court sets aside Seriti Commission findings
The findings of the Seriti Commission, established by former president Jacob Zuma, were set aside by the North Gauteng High Court.
The Commission was...
Judgement reserved in Seriti Commission application
A full bench of the North Gauteng High Court heard the Seriti Commission failed in its basic legal obligation of searching for the truth...
Seriti Commission findings to be reviewed in court
Tomorrow (Tuesday 11 June) and Wednesday marks the culmination of “several years of dogged scrutiny of the flawed processes” that saw the Seriti Commission...
New evidence allegedly shows Seriti Commission failures
Corruption Watch (CW) and the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign this week submitted what they term "damning new evidence" to the High Court that...
Apparently “explosive” affidavit lodged with North Gauteng High Court in support...
Revelations of a supposedly explosive affidavit lodged with the North Gauteng High Court, apparently in support of a joint court application to...
Still no word from North Gauteng High Court on Seriti Commission...
Non-government organisations Right2Know (R2K) and Corruption Watch have not yet heard from the North Gauteng High Court whether a joint application to...
Second Seriti Commission review application on High Court track
Following the dismissal of an application to review the Seriti Commission's findings by the Constitutional Court, two NGOs have indicated a similar...
Another application to set aside the Seriti Commission’s findings submitted to...
Two non-government organisations – Corruption Watch and the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign – have applied to the North Gauteng High Court to set...
Crawford-Browne asks Constitutional Court to set aside Seriti Commission report
Arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne has approached the Constitutional Court to have it set aside the Seriti Commission report into allegations of...
Seriti commission final cost tops R130 million
The Seriti Commission of Enquiry into the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages (SDPPs), better known as the Arms Deal, has been widely condemned...
Seriti Commission final report reaps far more criticism than praise
While, as to be expected, the ruling ANC has welcomed the Seriti Commission's report that found no wrongdoing in the 1998 Arms...
Arms Procurement Commission report
For the full report by the C ommission of inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the strategic defence...
Speech: Jacob Zuma on arms procurement commission
Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the release of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry Into Allegations of Fraud‚ Corruption‚ Impropriety...
Seriti Commission finds nothing wrong in Arms Deal
The Seriti Commission found it was necessary for the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) to acquire equipment in the Strategic Defence Procurement...
Another call for Zuma to make the Seriti Commission’s report public
The Right to Know (R2K) campaign has added its voice to those calling for the immediate release on the final report of...
Right 2 Know concerned about secrecy in 2016
The Right 2 Know Campaign, which advocates access to information and is against secrecy in government, has said it is concerned about...
Presidency slams DA for Seriti Commission report comments
The Presidency has taken exception to comments made about the final report of the Seriti Commission saying the Democratic Alliance (DA) "attacked...
Final Seriti Commission report now with Zuma
President Jacob Zuma was handed the final report of the Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages (SDPPs), better...
Parliament hears Seriti Commission cost more than R113 million
The Seriti Commission, currently preparing its report for President Jacob Zuma, cost the South African taxpayer more than R113 million.
This was revealed...
Seriti Commission wraps up public hearings
Public hearings and cross examination over a period of more than three years, along with evidence gathered during visits to foreign investigating...
Young’s Seriti submission doesn’t hold back
The final days of Seriti Commission public hearings have brought differing concepts. On one hand there have been indications the front-line defence...
Seriti Commission hears front line defence equipment is properly utilised
A Seriti Commission evidence leader has said as part of a closing submission to the Arms Procurement Commission public hearings that no...
Transparency International hosts SA defence anti-corruption workshop
Transparency International has hosted an anti-corruption workshop with civil society leaders in Johannesburg, after providing anti-corruption training and guidance to the South...
Problem areas for Seriti Commission named by retired police general
A six page statement submitted to the Seriti Commission by a retired senior Hawks investigator aptly sums up difficulties of the investigation...
Another adjournment for the Seriti Commission
Just days into its final witness hearings the Seriti Commission has again been adjourned.
This time around the extension request came from former...
Seriti commission granted a further extension
The Seriti Commission has been granted the two month extension it requested to allow for the completion of public hearings and closing...
Seriti Commission seeking another extension
The Seriti Commission looks set to go on even longer than scheduled and has requested more time to accommodate the legal teams...
SDPP suppliers on the Seriti stand
With the April 30 deadline for the completion of public hearings moving ever closer, the Seriti Commission is in the final stretch...
Another change to Seriti witness schedule
In yet another change to its public hearings schedule, the Seriti Commission has now indicated Richard Young will be giving evidence from...
Another round of public hearings set for the Seriti Commission
Five of the foreign companies involved in supplying military hardware to the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) as part of the 1998...
No Seriti cross-examination for Hlongwane
Fana Hlongwane, the man said to be at the centre of the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal, escaped cross-examination when he appeared...
Seriti Commission will not respond to fee payment questions
The Arms Deal Commission appears to be taking exception to the level of interest shown in it by the Democratic Alliance (DA)...
Seriti Commission costs could rise to over R100 million
According to the Department of Justice and Correctional Services the Seriti Commission has cost the taxpayer over R83 million to the end...
Last Seriti Commission witness will take the stand in December
The final witness to take the stand in the Seriti Commission public hearings, Fana Hlongwane, will now only do so on December...
No Seriti public hearings this week
The Seriti Commission will resume next Monday when retired admiral Alan Green takes the stand as the fourth last witness in the...
Recalled Seriti Commission witness stays silent on the stand
The Seriti Commission has been thrown into disarray, albeit temporarily, by the refusal of a re-subpoenaed witness to testify. He maintains the...
Seriti witnesses who withdrew back on the stand next week
Three high level witnesses who withdrew from the Seriti Commission in August because they felt it was not doing its work properly...
Seriti spokesman ruffles feathers of anti-Commission campaigners
The group of civil society organisations calling for the Seriti Commission to be disbanded has not taken lightly to the Commission labelling...
Crawford-Browne on the Seriti Commission witness stand
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should have been summoned to testify at the Seriti commission of inquiry, arms deal critic Terry...
Criminal charges could come from insulting the Seriti Commission
The Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the 1999 Strategic Defence Procurement packages (SDPP), also known as the arms deal, has responded strongly...
Social justice organisations want Seriti Commission dissolved
At least 30 South African social justice organisations want the Seriti Commission of Inquiry dissolved.
The call comes after weekend revelations by the...
Crawford-Browne next up at Seriti Commission
Not unsurprisingly, Arms Deal Commission watchers have not had their daily dose of evidence for more than two weeks but this is...
Ex-SCOPA boss at Seriti Commission
Gavin Woods, a former chairman of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), told the Seriti Commission that former Defence Minister Joe...
Seriti Commission hit by withdrawal of three witnesses
The decision by three witnesses to "withdraw" from the Seriti Commission is being "considered" by the Presidentially appointed commission investigating the multi-billion...
First round of Arms Deal Commission public hearings almost done
As the Seriti Commission nears the end of the first round of public hearings attention is turning to round number two with...
Arms deal commission postponed
The Arms Procurement Commission tasked with investigating irregularities into the 1999 arms deal has postponed hearings to Thursday, when former defence secretary...
Claims of prejudicial procedures at Seriti Commission
The appearance of retired SA Navy Rear Admiral Jonathan Kamerman at the Seriti Commission this week has been cited as yet another...
Admiral in charge of frigate acquisition denies contracting irregularities
Rear Admiral Jonathan Kamerman, who was in charge of the acquisition of four frigates for the South African Navy as part of...
Government interfered in arms deal tender procedures – Steyn
The South African government interfered in and flouted tender procedures in the 1998 arms deal, according to former defence secretary Lieutenant-General Pierre...