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Public hearings into the multi-billion Rand arms deal start in less than a month and there is uncertainty around exactly when Fana Hlongwane, widely seen as a leading witness, will appear before Judge Willie Seriti and his co-commissioners. Arms Procurement Commission spokesman William Baloyi said contact had been made with all 12 witnesses called to appear during the first round of public hearings.

A number of allegations have been made against him including one of accepting R24 million to help secure the contract for 26 Gripen fighter jets.

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One witness who has a confirmed appearance date is David Maynier. The hearings are scheduled to last until May 31 and even though they are being billed as open, this can change. Another on the witness list for the first round of public hearings is Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. She is widely recognised as the original whistle blower on corruption and fraud related to the acquisition of high-tech military equipment that started in when she was an Independent Democrats MP.

At that time government announced it would acquire frigates, submarines, helicopters and fighters to rejuvenate the prime mission equipment of the South African Air Force and Navy. Negotiations followed with deals signed in December The contracts, worth some R30 billion at the time, became effective on April 1, All of these have now been delivered and paid for.