It may seem to many people in South Africa that what is happening in war-torn Yemen is a tragedy unfolding far away without any direct connection to us, and with little we can do. This is not true. This report reveals that, since the war in Yemen broke out, South African arms companies like Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) have cashed in on the sale of weapons to some of the central parties to this conflict who may be guilty of gross human rights violations in Yemen. These firms have joined many global arms companies in profiting from the devastation of war and the resulting misery of Yemenis. South Africa's regulators of the weapons trade are legally required to prevent the export of weapons that will contribute to human rights violations or worsen conflicts. In this case, they have completely failed to do so. Instead, the South African government has bowed to the interests of the arms industry and its profits, and the suffering of Yemenis has been ignored.

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