South Africa Appoints Judge to Investigate Allegations of Weapons Deal with Russia

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a judge to investigate claims that the country supplied arms to Russia on a ship that docked at a naval base in December.
The U.S. ambassador said weapons and ammunition were loaded onto a sanctioned Russian cargo ship at the Simon's Town naval base.
South Africa denied there was a government deal but didn't rule out an unofficial transaction.
The investigating panel has six weeks to report findings and two more weeks to report to the president.
If proven, South Africa may have violated international law and its own laws on weapons sales.