The Lady R report found that weapons were involved when the Russian cargo ship docked in Simon's Town, but not in the way the US alleged.
The investigation launched into the allegations that South Africa supplied Russia with weapons was handed to President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, finding that the US legislators’ allegations were false., it has been confirmed that the Lady R, the Russian cargo ship, did not load any weapons or ammunition from South Africa when it docked at the Simon’s Town Naval Base in December of last year.
The Lady R report was commissioned on 18 July and was finalised on Friday before it was handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa. In a statement to the media in May, Brigety said that he would “bet his life” that arms were supplied to Russia. If ousted from the AGOA, Investec chief Annabel Bishop estimated that South Africa could stand to lose over 40% of its export revenue . This would wipe out approximately 10 to 15% of its GDP – which stands at roughly R4.6 trillion, according to Stats SA.
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