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OPPOSITION MPs EXPRESS SURPRISE OVER MODISE AWARD.
Opposition political parties reacted with surprise to news that former Defence Minister Joe Modise, who has been linked to alleged irregularities in the arms deal, has been awarded the Order of the Star of South Africa. President Thabo Mbeki presented the medal during a ceremony at the ex-minister's home in Centurion, outside Pretoria on Thursday evening. The medal is awarded for contributions to peace and security. Democratic Alliance public accounts spokeswoman Raenette Taljaard told Sapa it was odd that Modise had received the honour when the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions was still investigating his conduct regarding the multi-billion rand arms deal. "The award appears to be made in clear defiance of the fact that outstanding questions still remain around former minister Modise's conduct in the strategic defence procurement. "There are no doubt reservations about this award in the light of the current climate... and public opinion around the arms deal," she said. National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka, Auditor-General Shauket Fakie and Public Protector Selby Baqwa unveiled the report into allegations of irregularities in the arms deal in Parliament last week. In the report they said Modise's involvement in a company that benefited from arms deal offsets was "extremely undesirable". Ngcuka said, when the findings were released, that claims the former minister had bought shares in Conlog -- a company which benefited from the arms deal offsets -- with a bribe received from one of the successful bidders, were without substance. But, he later told reporters that certain issues were still under investigation. "Other aspects, we're still dealing with. The whole aspect of Conlog is still under investigation." Modise, who is dying of cancer, was actively involved in the procurement process before his retirement on June 16, 1999. United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa, a vocal critic of the arms deal, said Mbeki seemed ...
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