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US charges Tiananmen Square protester with spying for China
Politics
/ 23 August 2024

US charges Tiananmen Square protester with spying for China

He is also accused of lying to the FBI for claiming he no longer had access to an email account used to communicate with his state security handler

By Agence France Presse
The two faces of Doctor Williamson, wife of an apartheid serial killer
National
/ 16 July 2022

The two faces of Doctor Williamson, wife of an apartheid serial killer

Ingrid Evita Williamson is a psychiatrist praised for her kindness. But for nearly 50 years she has been the devoted wife of Craig Williamson, the security policeman who admitted responsibility for political murders

By Drew Forrest
Tiny Rowland: ​Businessman, spy, friend of apartheid?
Article
/ 25 July 2017

Tiny Rowland: ​Businessman, spy, friend of apartheid?

Who was Tiny Rowland, and why was he jetting into Waterkloof three decades before the Guptas were offered this privileged access?

By Hennie Van and Vuuren Author
Chief justice break-in fuels conspiracy theories
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Chief justice break-in fuels conspiracy theories

Insiders say the country’s spies have better ways to get ‘kompromat’ than stealing judges’ PCs.

By Phillip De Wet
Still fighting spy wars
Analysis
/ 12 March 2015

Still fighting spy wars

The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.

By Shaun De Waal
Spy cables: SA pressured by US to monitor Iranian agents
Article
/ 24 February 2015

Spy cables: SA pressured by US to monitor Iranian agents

Iranian embassy staff members in Pretoria were scrutinised despite intelligence service stating repeatedly that Iran poses no threat to the country.

By Guardian Reporter
Iran unearths Basir, an ‘Islamic Google Earth’
Article
/ 11 April 2013

Iran unearths Basir, an ‘Islamic Google Earth’

The Iranian authorities have accused Google Earth of being a tool for western spy agencies, and are now planning to launch an "Islamic" competitor.

By Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Secret state: How the government spies on you
Article
/ 14 October 2011

Secret state: How the government spies on you

South Africa’s intelligence agencies are routinely accessing citizens’ private SMS, phone and email conversations … illegally.

By Heidi Swart
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Article
/ 14 October 2011

Secret state tightens screws

In October 2008 Parliament shelved two Bills that could have a severely negative impact on the free flow of information in this country.

By The Editorial

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