Seriti And A Surreal Start

On 5 August 2013, almost two years after its appointment, the Seriti Commission, or to give it the formal name chosen, the Arms Procurement Commission (APC), sat for the first time. Not surprisingly, and without apology, the abortive hearing started late in the Sammy...

Seriti Commission – Round Two Set To Commence

The Seriti commission may be about to kick off its second attempt at hearing evidence, having aborted a long-awaited hearing scheduled for March this year. The abandoned hearing would have seen a parade of whistle blowers telling their stories and explaining the...

Two Days At The Arms Deal Inquiry

My First Two Days as an IFAISA Intern at the Seriti Commission. The Arms Procurement Commission (APC) chaired by Judge Willie Seriti has been dogged by scandal in the last few months. The first two days that I spent at the APC were no different. As an intern with the...

Searching For Seritiman

The postponement of the first hearing of the Seriti Commission into malfeasance, irregularities and corruption in the notorious arms deals and the imaginary off-set deals that accompanied them back in 1999 is not necessarily a bad thing. The Arms Procurement...

The Motto Of The Arms Procurement Commission

Its official; beneath its striking logo, the motto of the Arms Procurement Commission is writ large: "Transparency, Accountability and the Rule of Law". A laudable collection of values to guide the Commission through the troubled waters it has to traverse in order to...

Seriti Commission Sails Into Stormy Waters

The purpose of a presidentially appointed commission of inquiry is that it serves as an instrument of policy advice. An objective look at an issue troubling government by judges sworn to act without fear, favour or prejudice is a salutary way of gleaning unbiased...

The War Business Is Out-Of-Control

Address by Terry Crawford-Browne to Ceasefire Campaign workshop on the 2nd Global Day of Action on Military Spending, Johannesburg, April 17 2012 Almost a century ago, just before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, a British parliamentarian, Philip Snowden...

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