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Tricky: Chief Justice Raymond Zondo hands President Cyril Ramaphosa the State Capture Report, which contains 353 recommendations on criminal sanction. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Many of Zondo’s state capture recommendations are a political problem for Ramaphosa

The president’s compromise on what state capture recommendations can be implemented was expected

Setlhomamaru Dintwe.

Arthur Fraser vs Inspector General of Intelligence in court over security clearance

Dintwe has been investigating Fraser following a formal complaint lodged by the DA over Fraser’s role in an alleged parallel intelligence network

Police clash with protesters during #FeesMustFall protests at Wits.

Spy and police watchdogs investigate #FeesMustFall funding from secret service

In a report by News 24, Ipid spokesperson Moses Dlamini said that both Ipid and the IGI were probing the abuse of the account.

Burgess recommended as new inspector general

The joint intelligence committee has formally recommended to Parliament that Cecil Burgess be appointed as the new inspector general of intelligence.

Burgess grilled for inspector general post

It was the turn of former ANC MP Cecil Burgess to be interviewed on Wednesday for the post of inspector general of intelligence.

Tinker, tailor, inspector general?

A candidate for the post of inspector general of intelligence, on Tuesday drew inspiration from fictional Cold War spy George Smiley.

Faith Doreen Radebe is the current Inspector General of Intelligence.

No more secrecy in new inspector general interviews

Lobby groups succeeded in appeals to have interviews for the new inspector general of intelligence post to be open to the public.

Nelson Mandela statue

amaB tackles secretive selection of spy watchdog

amaBhungane has always been preoccupied with the protection of reporting space from being closed off by official secrecy and official surveillance.

Who is going to spy on the spymaster?

The short-listing process for the new inspector general of intelligence has been an embarrassment.

ANC MP Cecil Burgess was appointed to two important ad hoc committees: Nkandla and the committee that adopted the Secrecy Bill.

Two more Zuma allies lined up for key state positions

The likely choices to head both the Independent Electoral Commission and intelligence are raising unease in opposition circles.

ANC nominations for top jobs begin in October

Call for probe into use of spooks for political agendas

The DA will ask the Inspector General to probe whether President Jacob Zuma approved the use of spooks to monitor the activities of his opponents.