Is South Africa Complicit in Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis?

Radio 786

South Africa finds itself at the centre of severe criticism for having a approved arms exports worth about R9.2-billion to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2015, when the two countries started their military invasion on Yemen. According to combined annual reports from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), it revealed that South African companies needed to obtain a permit to export weapons and other military products. Concerns over South Africa’s complicity in Yemen’s humanitarian crisis has come into question.

Guest: Michael Marchant – Researcher at Open Secrets