The Great Hypocrisy of South Africa’s Arms Exports exposes the stark gap between South Africa’s stated foreign policy commitment to human rights, “silencing the guns” and its actual arms export practices. Based on annual arms export records from 2022 to mid-2025, the report reveals that South Africa authorised arms sales to countries under military rule or accused of war crimes. It highlights how these exports appear to contravene both domestic law and international law obligations, and in some cases, potentially defy court orders. Through detailed case studies, the report calls for legal compliance, transparency and an end to double standards in South Africa’s arms export practice.
Full report here: SALC Arms Trade Report 2025
Fact sheet here: Factsheet SALC Arms Trade Report 2025