Tag: State Security Agency
SSA Ready To Build State Capacity
On Monday 15 July, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed members of parliament during the Budget Vote for the State Security Agency (SSA),...
South Africa’s intelligence agency needs speedy reform – or it must...
South Africa’s civilian intelligence service, the State Security Agency, is a broken institution. It is meant to provide intelligence to forewarn the country about...
South Africa’s intelligence watchdog is failing civil society – how to...
In October, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet committed to a range of reforms to the country’s intelligence services. He based these...
State security mandate set out
At the apex of the South African government’s various intelligence operations is the State Security Agency (SSA) – since last August in the portfolio...
Zondo Commission’s report on South Africa’s intelligence agency is important but...
South Africa’s judicial probe into state capture and corruption, the Zondo Commission, has concluded that the State Security Agency was integral to the capture...
SSA will root out bad apples
Mondli Gungubele, Minister in the Presidency tasked with security, maintains fraud and corruption in the State Security Agency (SSA) is being investigated with four...
Presidency Minister now also SSA boss
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has an added responsibility, that of “political responsibility for the control and direction of the State Security Agency...
State Security focused on ‘executing its lawful mandate’
The State Security Agency (SSA) has dismissed claims that it has roped in retired members to assist in foreign operations.
This after media reports said...
Government extends application deadline for Intelligence Inspector General
The South African government’s security apparatus wants a suitable person to become Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) and extended the deadline for applications.
The July...
Intelligence averted more damage – State Security Minister
Swift State security intelligence intervention spared Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal further destruction of businesses and public infrastructure.
This was revealed by State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo...
State Security Agency called to recommit to serving SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the State Security Agency (SSA) to recommit itself to serving the people of South Africa and adhering to...
High level review panel named to investigate State Security Agency
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a high level review panel to assess the mandate, capacity and organisational integrity of South Africa's intelligence...
New State Security director general named
Exactly a month after the former director general of the State Security Agency (SSA) left "by mutual agreement", Arthur Fraser has been...
Top State Security Agency post vacant and still no Intelligence Inspector...
The departure of State Security director general "by mutual agreement" has been questioned by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with the official Parliamentary...
New head for State Security Agency domestic branch
Ambassador Bheki WJ Langa has been appointed head of the domestic branch of the State Security Agency (SSA).
His appointment became effective on...
SA youth enticed into intelligence field
The State Security Agency is on a drive to attract South Africa's youth into the intelligence community.
As part of the Youth Month...
SA Govt to finalise cyber security policy
Government's State Security Agency (SSA) has promised to "move with speed" to finalise the national cyber security policy in the coming financial...
Foreign spy agencies unlikely to trust SA intelligence community after Spy...
The South African intelligence community is worried that that no foreign services will trust them with sensitive information again because of the...
ISS: Spy cables – supping with the devil
South Africa's secret service, the State Security Agency (SSA), has been caught with its pants down (to the great amusement of the...
Statement by the Minister of State Security on the alleged leakage...
The Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo has noted with concern latest media reports alleging the release of classified intelligence reports of...
Call for “Spy Cables” Parliamentary briefing
Parliament's Joint Standing committee on Intelligence has declared its "concern" regarding the Spy Cables, classified documents from intelligence services, including South Africa's...
Minister David Mahlobo on signal disruption in Parliament during State of...
"We wish to state that there was no executive or political decision to interfere with the free flow of information and constitutional...
