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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...
“Ousted” Shaik may get R5 million sweetener
Mo Shaik, the head of the South African Secret Service, is being pushed to quit, with negotiations over a potential R5 million...
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...
M&G reports “intelligence purge”
The Mail & Guardian newspaper reports President Jacob Zuma is conducting a "purge of the security services". It writes the campaign's "most...
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...
Is SA eyeing Somalia?
Is South Africa contemplating involvement in Somalia?
The question arises in the wake of SA winding up its successful eight-year peace mission...
Zuma laments death of former spy boss Mike Louw
President Jacob Zuma says he has learned "with great sadness" of the passing on of Mike Louw, former head of the National...
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...
