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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said the contents of the shipment carried on the Lady R were kept secret so as to not compromise the work or the safety of South Africa’s security forces.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was again grilled about the docking of the vessel in Simons Town despite an independent panel clearing the government of selling weapons to Russia.
The probe into the tragic accident will commence on October 11 until November 10.
Lieutenant commander Gillian Hector, master warrant officer William Mathipa, and warrant officer Mmokwapa Mojela died after being swept off the SAS Manthatisi submarine in rough seas last week.
The three-member independent panel's investigation of the docking of the sanctioned Russian ship in Simons Town came after US Ambassador Reuben Brigety claimed it was used by South Africa to supply weapons to Russia.