Chinese arms ship aiming to dock at Walvis Bay today.(News)

From: Pretoria News (South Africa) | Date: April 22, 2008 | Copyright information

BYLINE: Christof Maletsky and Hans Pienaar

A Chinese ship carrying weapons destined for Zimbabwe was to try to dock in Walvis Bay today.

Activists say they will apply at the high court in Windhoek to stop the ship from entering the harbour.

Trade union members are also being mobilised to refuse to offload any cargo.

The An Yue Jiang is carrying 3 million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 1 500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3 000 mort...

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