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2023 elections: NATJOINTS will have zero tolerance towards threats, intimidation & lawlessness
Sunday marks ten days before South Africans will exercise their democratic right to vote. Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili from the…
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Crime Intelligence welcomes new intelligence bill under consideration by Parliament
The police’s Crime Intelligence division has welcomed a new intelligence bill under consideration by Parliament, saying it will enhance its…
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President Ramaphosa promises to evacuate South Africans trapped in Palestine
President Cyril Ramaphosa says officials were working on an evacuation plan for South Africans who are trapped in the conflict…
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All eight Public Protector candidates pass the vetting process, one candidate cries foul
All eight candidates vying to be at the helm of the Office of the Public Protector have passed the vetting…
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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni recognizes integration of various law enforcement agencies
The State Security Agency has seen the integration of various law enforcement agencies. That’s the word from Minister in the…
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Truckers expected to block major routes
Truck drivers are threatening to shut down major highways around the country on Sunday. They’re upset over the employment of…
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SSA delays in vetting of MPs set back Parliament’s intelligence committee
The persistent delays in state security vetting is dogging the very committee tasked with overseeing the country’s intelligence services. On…
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Mondli Gungubele refutes claims he’s dodging Parliament over SSA vetting delays
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele is refuting accusations that he is evading Parliament on vetting delays at the State…
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Cyril Ramaphosa appoints new Inspector-General of Intelligence
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new Inspector-General of Intelligence. Imtiaz Fazel will serve in the position for the next…
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ISS: US Embassy’s Sandton terror warning should not be ignored
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Friday the terror warning by the United States Embassy should not be…
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Police deployed to over 500 events this weekend
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) has asked for patience and cooperation from the public this weekend –…
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NW education department says its all systems go for matric exams
The Department of Education in the North West says it is ready for the start of the Matric exams on…
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Zizi Kodwa: SSA working hard to strengthen counter-terrorism strategy
Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa said that the agency was hard at work to strengthen its counter-terrorism strategy. Kodwa…
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s relations with State Security Agency questioned
Members of the parliamentary inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office of the Public Protector have raised more questions…
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Hawks already processing 41 affidavits related to Phala Phala
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) revealed they were processing at least 41 statements in the Phala Phala robbery…
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IPID to investigate police involvement in Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Farm saga
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) confirmed it would probe the alleged involvement of police officers in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
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We’d need 10 more years to probe everything under terms of reference, says Zondo
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Wednesday said the terms of reference of the state capture commission of inquiry were very…
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State capture report delays not down to President Ramaphosa interference, says Zondo
The chairperson of the state capture commission, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has come to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s defence. In a…
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President Ramaphosa to receive final instalment of state capture report on Sunday
The final instalment of the state capture report will be submitted to President Cyril Ramaphosa electronically on Sunday. The secretary…
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Arthur Fraser expected to be prominent feature in latest state commission report
Former State Security Director-General Arthur Fraser is expected – to make a prominent feature in the state commission report which…
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Presidency questions Arthur Fraser’s motives & timing of case against Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says the motive and timing of former State Security Agency head Arthur Fraser’s criminal case against…
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Mondli Gungubele says implementing recommendations of report on SSA is taking too long
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has admitted in Parliament that it is taking too long to implement the recommendations…
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Cyril Ramaphosa to receive part 4 of Zondo’s state capture report
President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Monday expected to receive part four of the state capture report from Chief Justice Raymond…
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Ex-SSA clerk sentenced to 6 years for theft from agency
A former State Security Agency employee was sentenced to six years imprisonment for stealing R170,000 from the organization. Finance clerk,…
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Minister Thandi Modise promises probe into State Security Agency corruption
The State Security Agency (SSA) is investigating malfeasance in the entity, Defence Minister Thandi Modise announced on Sunday. Modise revealed…
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SCOPA considers calling SSA officials to explain alleged public funds abuse
The State Security Agency and several of its former principals could be called to Parliament to explain the misuse of…
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Scopa to request Ramaphosa’s written submission over alleged comments on fund abuse
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has requested President Cyril Ramaphosa explain, in writing, his alleged comments in a…
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DA: Mondli Gungubele’s political responsibility for state security an unhealthy development
DA: Mondli Gungubele’s political responsibility for state security an unhealthy development. The two leaders were reacting to the announcement on…
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State capture report details Dudu Myeni’s abuse of SSA resources
President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to give a detailed implementation plan on how he’ll protect the State Security Agency from…
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Richard Mdluli case delayed again as he waits for state to foot his legal bill
The corruption case against Richard Mdluli has been postponed again as the former Crime Intelligence (CI) boss waits for a…
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Accountability Now says Fraser should have recused himself from Jacob Zuma’s parole
Accountability Now’s Paul Hoffman said National Commissioner of Correctional Facilities, Arthur Fraser, should have recused himself from dealing with former…
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Mixed feelings as Jacob Zuma is released from prison
As many expected, contempt of court convict ex-president Jacob Zuma has been placed on medical parole and will be returning…
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ANC rubbishes claims that Xiaomei Havard is a spy
The State Security Agency has rubbished claims that ANC MP Xiaomei Havard has allegedly been sharing classified information about South…
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List of all the new Ministers – President Ramaphosa reshuffles his cabinet
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the national executive. The move follows calls for the president to sack his…
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It ends in tears for those who looted a coffin
Nothing was safe from the looters. The dead and anything associated with them is usually respected, but not by these…
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No evidence of SSA members being involved in sabotage in KZN, says Minister Dlodlo
State Security Agency members were not involved in the violence that wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, according to State…
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Shepherd Bushiri responds after claims he was spotted in South Africa
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has sent out a strong warning to those he claims want to make his life a living…
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Sanef wants names of journalists paid by intelligence agency
The South African National Editors Forum says it wants names of journalists and media houses who were paid by the…
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Zondo Commission hears how millions were allegedly paid to journalists
African News Agency journalists were allegedly paid R20-million from a slush fund within the State Security Agency. That’s according to…
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Identities of two secret state capture witnesses leaked illegally
The secret identities of two-state capture witnesses have been leaked illegally. This after one known only as Ms K continued…
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#Statecaptureinquiry continues to hear SSA-related testimony
The Zondo Commission will continue to hear testimony about the State Security Agency. It will be from an unidentified witness.…
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Explosive claims about ANC at #statecaptureinquiry
State Security Agency (SSA) money was used to fund factional political activity in the ANC, according to the agency’s acting…
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#Statecaptureinquiry hears SSA-related evidence
The evidence being led this week at the state capture inquiry will focus on the State Security Agency. Further details…
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Former SSA boss Fraser requests declassification of several documents to clear name
Former state intelligence boss Arthur Fraser has requested that the current acting director-general of the State Security Agency, Loyiso Jafta,…
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State Security – Dlodlo & Kodwa’s phones cloned
The State Security Agency says, while it doesn’t want to speculate, foreign intelligence agencies may have cloned senior executives’ phones.…
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State Security Agency unsafe after money & documents stolen from Pretoria offices
An undisclosed amount of money and sensitive documents have been stolen from the State Security Agency offices in Pretoria, in…
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Jacob Zuma responds to SSA claims: I feel nothing when apartheid spies call me corrupt
Jacob Zuma responds to SSA claims: I feel nothing when apartheid spies call me corrupt. Former President Jacob Zuma says…
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President Ramaphosa appoints panel to review state security agency
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a “high-level review panel to assess the mandate, capacity and organisational integrity of the State…
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