SA weapons markets explode

JOHANNESBURG — The arms industry in South Africa saw the sale of arms to other countries soaring to R2,7 billion last year, including to countries in conflict.

The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has said in a report, tabled in Parliament recently, that South Africa sold arms to countries including Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Nigeria and Burundi.

Burundi is in the midst of a civil war after President Pierre Nkurunziza extended his term in office by another five years.

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