Secret state: How the government spies on you
South Africa's intelligence agencies are routinely accessing citizens' private SMS, phone and email conversations ... illegally.
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NIA boss 'not aware that he's resigned'
The director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Gibson Njenje, has been forced out of his post, Sunday newspapers reported.
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Shout about the 'Secrecy Bill'
The decision to force through anti-democratic secrecy laws marks a striking retreat from SA's post-1994 legislative tradition.
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Intelligence boss Njenje could be on his way out
Rumours of a fallout between Gibson Njenje, Siyabonga Cwele and Jacob Zuma have sparked fears of the revival of a turf war within the NIA.
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Spooks back to their old tricks
The wars that turned South Africa's intelligence services into a political battleground are over for now.
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Zille maintains her calls were being monitored
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille insisted on Wednesday that her telephone calls were once being monitored by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
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NIA says it is not monitoring Zille's calls
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Wednesday denied it was monitoring Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's telephone calls.
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Zuma's new spy purge
President Jacob Zuma's purge of the security services has claimed its most strategic victim: Arthur Fraser, head of a powerful NIA division.
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Moe Shaik's appointment angers opposition parties
The appointment of Moe Shaik as South African Secret Service head on Friday raised the ire of several political parties.
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M&G was spied on
Yes, the Mail & Guardian was spied on by state security agencies, but I won't tell you why -- and, anyway, they were entitled to.
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