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The Arms Still in Your Pocket
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The book examines the corrupt arms deal that occurred under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki in South Africa.
It uncovers how European multinational arms companies exploited the end of apartheid to corrupt the new state.
Holden details the arrival of these companies in 1995 and their success in corrupting the political system.
The book explores the threat to the constitutional order posed by a corrupted political class.
It highlights the horrific outcomes that arise when presidents face criminal charges and seek to destroy the institutions holding them accountable.
It uncovers how European multinational arms companies exploited the end of apartheid to corrupt the new state.
Holden details the arrival of these companies in 1995 and their success in corrupting the political system.
The book explores the threat to the constitutional order posed by a corrupted political class.
It highlights the horrific outcomes that arise when presidents face criminal charges and seek to destroy the institutions holding them accountable.
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as an explainer on a profound, dark, worrying story of European multinational arms companies corrupting the new South Africa.

Paul Holden
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