The Arms Money Machine An outlier in South Africa’s collective understanding of how apartheid operated has been around issues of corruption and economic crime. The failure to properly interrogate these economic crimes at the TRC or since has resulted in a gap in South Africa’s collective understanding of our past. It has also allowed a…
Alleged corruption in the 1999 Arms Deal Occurring during South Africa’s transition period from apartheid to democracy, the Arms Deal exemplifies the continuities between old and new elements within shadowy criminal ‘deep state’ networks. It continues to haunt present South African politics, directly implicating Jacob Zuma, who recently resigned as President of the country and…
The Denel & VR Laser case ‘State capture’ has become a defining phrase of South Africa’s current politics. Rather than referencing a single corruption scandal, it is used to refer to influence wielded by powerful private interests on government policy, the structure of economic and political institutions and, ultimately, on crucial government decisions, to advance…
