Obituary

John Bredenkamp: Sanctions buster and arms dealer

A key player in SA's arms scandal, he often sold weapons to both sides of a conflict at the same time

28 June 2020 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

John Bredenkamp, who has died in Harare at the age of 79, was a notorious South African-born sanctions buster, arms dealer and key player in SA's arms deal scandal...

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