The New Arab | Suraya Dadoo | 3 May 2021
As the country stood on the brink of democracy in November 1993, Nelson Mandela proudly promised that in the new South Africa human rights would be the “light that guides our foreign affairs.”
However, decades later, South African-made weaponry has been deeply involved in the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Reports confirm that the country’s arms control body continues to approve weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), central protagonists leading a military campaign in Yemen since 2015 that has been characterised by widespread human rights violations and war crimes.
