Tag: spy bill
South Africa’s proposed new spying law is open for comment –...
In early 2021, the South African Constitutional Court found that the country’s State Security Agency, through its signals intelligence agency, the National Communication Centre,...
South Africa’s new intelligence bill is meant to stem abuses –...
When South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994, it replaced its apartheid-era intelligence apparatus with a new one aimed at serving the country’s...
Spy Bill “missing the bus” on preventing political abuse – ISS
Despite recently narrowing its scope and abandoning vetting of non-governmental organisations, South Africa’s controversial “Spy Bill” still does not address the core challenge of...
SA’s new ‘spy bill’ lacks sufficient checks and balances, civilian oversight...
South Africa’s proposed new ‘spy bill’ lacks the civilian oversight mechanisms to avoid abuse of its intelligence services, whilst vastly increasing the scope of...
