I really do doubt the fact that you would suddenly be 'targeted' by hitmen, accidents, etc...
However, be careful of the sudden new people / friends you will be meeting... all over the show, in your neighbourhood, in shopping centers, at work, along the road, etc. They will only have one thing to work on the next few months or few years.... become friends and get information. And, oh yes, rest assured that, if you did really do this, you will be one of those people in SA whose each and every phone call made will be listened into in real time, and that will include the calls of your friends and family or colleagues you call the most. Be sure that every cent going into your bank account(s) or out will be reported on and detailed information will kept in a file. Your work and home will surely be bugged.
As for privacy, if you have been identified as a target by the intelligence community, you have lost all your rights to privacy and until they are satisfied that you are indeed no risk, they will have countless crates of documents, photographs, video images on you, your movements, your family, friends, and much much more, everything taking a hit at your privacy.
If this is indeed what you are referring to and what you said is true, then most likely this has or is still happening to you without you even knowing it...