The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) is not in crisis and its decisions "have been above board", committee chairperson and Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

"All decisions taken were carefully considered against the guiding principles contemplated in section 5 of the act [The National Conventional Arms Control Act]," Radebe said at a Pretoria briefing aimed at addressing damning allegations made by the Democratic Alliance on Sunday.

Radebe said the committee had held two meetings after the new administration took over.

They were held in July and August and contracts worth R8,1-billion were authorised during the meetings.

This was in response to the DA alleging that arms contracts worth billions of rand were on hold owing to a massive backlog of permits awaiting assessment by the committee.

Radebe conceded there were delays owing to the transition from one administration to another.

He also addressed alleged "dodgy deals" which the committee had made with countries such as Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

He revealed that no deals had been made with Iran and North Korea after United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions were taken on the two countries.

However, he said "contracting authorisation" for rounds of ammunition for Zimbabwe was still being considered and an Application for Contracting Authorised Armed Personnel Carrier for Libya was recently approved by the NCACC.

He said there were no UN Security Council resolutions on Libya or Zimbabwe.

"The newly appointed NCACC has just assumed office and is taking stock of all the activities that are conducted under the auspices of the NCACC.

"If, during the appreciation process, areas of weakness are identified, such would be attended too," he said.