state security agency (ssa)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rogue intelligence abusing South Africa's spy laws

    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...
  2. Jan

    De Ruyter: Eskom is the ANC's feeding trough, R1 billion stolen every month

    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...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC board appointment delayed due to SSA problem

    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...
  4. Jan

    "South Africa is a playground for hackers"

    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...
  5. Kevin Lancaster

    SA State Security threatens to spy on WhatsApp and email

    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”.
  6. QuintonB

    Alleged state spying exposed in new report

    ‘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.
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Did SA spend €2 million on Spyware?

    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”
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    State Security an “employment agency” for connected ANC kids: report

    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
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