Rogue intelligence abusing South Africa's spy laws
South Africa’s security laws, which are meant to govern the conduct of covert activities by intelligence agencies and oversight mechanisms, are open to abuse by rogue intelligence operatives and politicians.
But weaknesses have been exploited...
Eskom is the ANC's feeding trough — De Ruyter comes out guns blazing in interview
Outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter believes South African politicians — particularly those in the ANC — are complicit in corruption and power station sabotage that has hammered the utility.
In an hour-long...
SABC board appointment delayed due to SSA problem
The SABC no longer has a board after Parliament failed to appoint new members due to the State Security Agency (SSA) dropping the ball on vetting potential candidates, Sunday Times reports.
The incumbent board's tenure ended on Saturday, 15...
Cyril Ramaphosa's private data hacked
Hacking group SpiderLog$ has obtained the details of a loan President Cyril Ramaphosa took out from one of South Africa's top four banks in the 2000s, the Sunday Times reported.
SpiderLog$ said it was able to use data leaked by another group called...
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SA State Security threatens to spy on WhatsApp and email: report
The Sunday Times reported that the State Security Agency threatened to screen communications on WhatsApp, SMS, and email to root out “spies and whistle-blowers”.
‘Big Brother’ spying in South Africa exposed
The Right2Know campaign has released its Big Brother Exposed report, detailing how South Africans are being watched by the country’s intelligence structures.
Did SA government blow €2-million on spyware?
New information from WikiLeaks suggests that South Africa spent over €2-million on “weaponised German surveillance malware”
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State Security an “employment agency” for connected ANC kids: report
The State Security Agency has become an “employment agency” for the children of senior ministers and political figures with the “right connections”, according to a report in The Sunday Times