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David Africa
David Africa is the executive director of the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis, a think-and-do-tank specialising in national security and intelligence. He has worked in South African intelligence, at the UN and for humanitarian organisations.
State security in the presidency — the risks and opportunities
The need to protect the autonomy of the State Security Agency from political interference is even more critical now that it falls under the presidency
What South Africa can learn from the crisis
The national security apparatus needs an overhaul, but this is the moment to be deliberate yet bold, instead of rash and instinctive
People-centred national security: Pipe dream or existential imperative?
A national security strategy can only be effective if it can build its core elements around the resilience of the people