Publication: BBC Issued: Date: 2007-07-10 Reporter:

BAE Deal Shakes SA Democracy

 

Publication 

BBC
Newsnight
Date

2007-07-10

Web Link

 news.bbc.co.uk

 

There are fears for South African democracy following claims that BAE Systems "Hawk" deal may be corrupt.


BAE

These are difficult days for Britain's biggest arms dealer, BAE Systems. No sooner has the British government called off a Serious Fraud Office investigation into their arms sales to Saudi Arabia than the Americans have stepped in with their own inquiry. Meanwhile, British fraud investigators are still looking into BAE's deals in six other countries, including billions of pounds in sales to South Africa. Peter Marshall has been investigating the South African deal - and how it's brought rancour and suspicion to the new democracy.

With acknowledgement to BCC Newsnight.


This 15 minute audio-visual is downloadable and quite discernable over a dial-up connection of 35 kbps to 64 kbps.

Do it - it is well worth it, despite the instant nausea caused by listening to The Nitwit Alec Erwin trying to deflect the BBC's questions (so have a bucket handy).

This piece also shows Lt Gen Pierre Steyn unequivocally and on the record telling it how it was.

Mr Modise's purchase of Hawk jet trainers from a British aerospace company was the biggest stitched up deal since Mr Praline (aka John Cleese) purchased a dead parrot from a British pet shop.