LETA YA SOUTH AFRICA (AFURIKA Y’EPFO) IRASABWA N’AMASHYAKA YA OPPOSITION GUFATIRA AMBARIGO Y’IMBUNDA N’IBISASU IGURISHA U RWANDA AKO KAMWANYA.

Amakuru atugezeho aka kamwanya, aragatangaza y’uko ishyaka DA (democratic Alliance) rikorera muri Afurika y’epfo, rirasaba leta ko ifata ingamba zo gufatira ambarigo y’ibikoresho bya gisirikare u Rwanda, ako kamwanya.

Nkuko byanditswe mwitangazo rigenewe abanyamakuru, ritangajwe na David Maynier, Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, aragira ati: “Kubera ko u Rwanda rwa garagaye ko rufasha intwaro zo kurwanisha umutwe w’inyeshyamba za M23, bigomba gutera ikibazo Afrika y’epfo kubera ko yagurishije intwaro zifite agaciro ka R100 Million  ku Rwanda.”

“Ntabwo tuzi neza ubwoko bwi intwaro za gisirikare zoherejwe mu Rwanda. Ariko tuzi amatsinda yazo”.

Iryo tangaza rikomeza rivuga ko zimwe muri izo ntwaro za gurishijwe ku Rwanda muri Mata 2012, za guzwe amafranga agera kuri R2.4 million zikaba zibarizwa muri “Itstinda C” .

David Maynier akomeza avuga ko agiye kwandikira Ministre wa Defence, Jeffy Radebe, kugira ngo;

1. Intwaro zose Afrika y’epfo yagurishije u Rwanda zihagarikwa ako kamwanya.
2. Intwaro zose zo mu bindi bihugu bitarimo Afrika y’epfo ariko zinyura kubutaka bw’Afrika y’epfo zihagarikwa ako kanya.
3. Intwaro zose zicurujwa habati y' u Rwanda n’Afriak y’epfo, byakozwe hakurikijwe amategeko nyayo yo kwinjiza no gusohora ibicuruzwa.

Iyi taburo yashyizwe ahagarara, yerekanye ukuntu Afrika y’epfo n’u Rwanda byagiye bigurana intwaro hagati ya 2003 na 2012;

Table 1: Conventional Arms Exports from South Africa to Rwanda between 2003 and 2012

Category	Value
A	R72 599 821
B	-
C	R23 634 852
D	R1 854 788
E	-
G	R5 356 643.00
Total	R103 446 104

Source: NCACC Annual/Quarterly Reports between 2003 and 2012

Table 2: Definitions of categories of conventional arms used in NCACC annual reports between 2003 and 2012

Category	Definition
A	“…sensitive major conventional implements of war that could cause heavy personnel casualties and/or destruction to materiel, structures, objects and facilities.”
B	“…all types of handheld and portable assault weapons of a caliber smaller than 12.7mm.”
C	“…all support equipment usually employed in the direct support of combat operations that have no inherent capability to kill or destruct.”
D	“…all purposely designed de-mining, mine clearing and mine detection equipment and all non-lethal pyrotechnical and riot control products.”
E	“…all armaments and related products that are not allowed to be sold.”
G	“…all purposely built armaments manufacturing equipment, plants, facilities and test ranges for the manufacture, development, maintenance, test, upgrade and refurbishment of armaments products.”

Source: NCACC briefing to Joint Standing Committee on Defence on 15 March 2012

Turakomeza dukurikirane ino nkuru mu buryo burambuye.

JD Mwiseneza

Johannesburg