State Security Agency

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McBride to head SA’s foreign security branch abroad

Robert McBride, former head of the police watchdog body Ipid, has been appointed director the State Security Agency’s foreign branch. The position means he will direct SA’s intelligence gathering outside the country’s borders. His appointment to head SA’s foreign intelligence also comes about a year after his term as head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) was not renewed. As head of the police watchdog, McBride was at loggerheads […]

today17 July 2020

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Heavyweights Vusi Pikoli, Anwar Dramat and Gibson Njenje to join intelligence

Vusi Pikoli, Anwar Dramat and Gibson Njenje are lined up to join the State Security Agency (SSA), following this week’s departure of former director-general Arthur Fraser. In a shake-up expected to change how the agency is run, at least one of the candidates is earmarked to become State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba’s special adviser. Letsatsi-Duba triggered the process to absorb the trio into the agency earlier this month when she […]

today22 April 2018

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Jacques Pauw raid a threat to media freedom: Sanef

The South African National Editors' Forum has condemned the raid at author Jacques Pauw's Riebeek Kasteel home, saying it is a threat to media freedom. Pauw's house was raided by the crimes against the state unit of the Hawks. "The speculation at the moment is that rogue elements in the state security agencies are now fighting back to intimidate and harass journalists to try and close down these kinds of […]

today1 March 2018

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Public Protector plotted with Presidency on SARB mandate: report

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane conspired with the Presidency to have the mandate of the Reserve Bank changed, the bank stated in a new affidavit filed on Monday. SARB spokesperson Jabulani Sikhakhane confirmed that SARB filed the new affidavit on Monday, in which the bank indicates that Mkhwebane had met with the Presidency and the State Security Agency to amend the Reserve Bank’s Constitutional mandate to protect the currency. EWN reported […]

today12 September 2017

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Mogoeng break-in suspect’s lawyer represented SSA heist accused

The lawyer for one of the men linked to the break-in at the office of the Chief Justice has a history of taking on clients accused of crimes involving the State Security Agency (SSA) and the police. Sammy Mahlangu is the legal representative for Nkosinathi Moses Msimango, the man who was arrested on Friday in connection with the theft of 15 computers from the office of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng […]

today27 March 2017

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