Ivor Ichikowitz

5m donation from the Ichikowitz Family Foundation the vehicle of Ivor Ichikowitz who owns the arms and aerospace company Paramount Group...

Vrye Weekblad the former anti-apartheid Afrikaans-language newspaper reports that the peace mission was driven by two senior business people in arms production and procurement – Jean-Yves Ollivier who is close to Congo-Brazzaville President Dénis Sassou-Nguesso and Ivor Ichikowitz who has close links to South Africa's ruling African National Congress...

Most are based in neighbouring South Africa including Ivor Ichikowitz's Paramount Group a defence and aerospace business which is reported to have agreed to provide aircraft and other equipment to the Mozambique armed forces...

Paramount Group the largest privately owned defence and aerospace business in Africa chaired by the former African National Congress treasurer Mathews Phosa and run by Ivor Ichikowitz is another favourably placed potential buyer...

Separately the privately-owned Paramount led by South African Ivor Ichikowitz operates a range of subsidiaries in the UAE in conjunction with the Emir's family; in the United States and former Soviet far east where it markets South African military hardware for production under licence (AC Vol 59 No 5 Zexit Ramaphoria then political landmines)...

Paramount chairman Ivor Ichikowitz has a business relationship with Robert Gumede a multi-millionaire with strong ties to the Zuma elite who switched allegiance to new Deputy President David Mabuza the former Premier of Mpumalanga Province...

We hear that the South African arms dealer and chair of the Paramount Group Ivor Ichikowitz who has a business relationship with billionaire Mpumalanga entrepreneur Robert Gumede financial backer of controversial new Deputy President David Mabuza is looking at picking up Denel at a bargain price if it is available...

The Oppenheimers and arms-manufacturer Ivor Ichikowitz were offering large sums to back a united front Africa Confidential previously reported (AC Vol 55 No 23 Foreign boost for opposition)...

Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been chairing meetings for the group which includes Ivor Ichikowitz the Chairman of Paramount Group which specialises in arms and aerospace contracts in Africa...