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Spies bid for new powers
A draft Bill to be processed by Parliament this year will expand the ability of the state to "bug" citizens without a...
Trusted Cwele adviser to lead ‘spooks’
Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele has appointed his trusted adviser as acting head of the country's intelligence services, the Sunday Times...
Cabinet approves General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill
Cabinet has approved the introduction of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, 2011, in Parliament. The amendment seeks to contribute to national...
Shaik, Magetuka not leaving State Security
The departure of Mo Shaik and Ambassador Jeff Maqetuka from the Department of State Security have been dismissed as rumours. In a...
Security ministry silent over top spooks
The Ministry of State Security says it will not yet comment on Sunday press reports that minister Siyabonga Cwele has asked the...
State security restructuring underway
Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele says his department will this year table a National State Security Bill to legislate the amalgamation...
IGI sworn in
Advocate Faith Radebe has been sworn in as the country's new Inspector General for Intelligence (IGI). The official swearing in ceremony was...
State security again delays top cop corruption trial
South African Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele is taking his fight to keep former intelligence coordinator Barry Gilder out of the...
State Security looking at Somali threat
South Africa's intelligence agencies have reportedly stepped up their surveillance of possible terrorist threats to the country and June's World Cup, with...
NPA takes on State Security over Selebi trial
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) filed papers on Thursday to oppose the Ministry of State Security's application for leave to appeal a...
SAIRR postulates al-Qaeda threat to World Cup
The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) says this June's soccer World Cup faces a real threat from al-Qaeda. The think...
SA decries “sport terrorism”
South Africa has launched an offensive to counter mainly European media reports and as well as what it considers unfounded concerns that...
What role for the BMA?
Police minister Nathi Mthethwa says the envisaged role of the Border Management Agency (BMA) "is primarily the development of an entity to...
Time to improve intelligence capacity: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma says the country will be upping the intelligence ante. He says his government will "improve the capacity of intelligence...
Zuma to expedite intelligence law changes
President Jacob Zuma says government will expedite the Parliamentary process to enact a new Protection of Information law to protect the...
National security threat changing: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma says changes in the global environment, including the recent financial crisis, "have brought new dimensions in the analysis of...
Ex crime intelligence chief talks conspiracy
Former police crime intelligence head and deputy national commissioner Mulangi Mphego (pictured) has made a series of allegations of espionage, blackmail, corruption and sabotage...
