Arms Race between South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other Countries

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 255

PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 OF 18 JUNE 2004

MR LK JOUBERT TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

Whether she has been informed of a reported arms race between South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other relevant countries in the region as reported in the media; if so, what are the relevant details? N290E

REPLY:

No, the Minister has not been informed of any reported arms race between South Africa,. Zimbabwe, Namibia and other relevant countries in the region, as is alleged to have been reported in the media

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The interaction between the desk and the Military Intelligence (MI) revealed that there is no arms race among the countries in the region.