DA welcomes greater transparency on conventional arms sales from SA
National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) chairperson, Jeff Radebe, has committed to tabling annual and quarterly reports, containing information on conventional arms sales, which has previously not been disclosed to Parliament.
On 22 August 2013, I wrote to Jeff Radebe pointing out that the NCACC was not complying with the enhanced reporting requirement set out in the National Conventional Arms Control Amendment Act (No. 73 of 2008).
The NCACC's annual and quarterly reports have, up until now, only contained information relating to the country, category and value of all conventional arms sales.
However, the reports should have contained information relating to the country, type, description, quantity and value of all conventional arms sales.
Replying to my letter on 08 March 2014, Jeff Radebe informed me that, after taking independent legal advice, he had decided: