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Saturday, August 03, 2013

Arms Deal Commission lifespan to be extended?

JAS-39 GripenWith public hearings into the multi-billion Rand arms deal set to start on Monday, the Presidency has indicated consideration is being given to extending the life of the Arms Procurement Commission by a year.

The Commission, headed by Constitutional Court Judge Willie Seriti, was given until the end of November to investigate and report back to the President on allegation of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity with regard to the acquisition of new front line equipment for the SA Air Force and SA Navy. It was established in November 2011.

The first round of public hearings, scheduled to start in March, were postponed until August 5.

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