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Spy Cables

Still fighting spy wars

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The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.
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Radebe: Spy cables leak may put SA’s security at risk

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Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, has condemned the spy cables leak and welcomed the State Security Agency's investigation into the matter.
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No James Bond glamour in espionage’s new ‘El Dorado’

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There's nothing fancy about being a spy - in fact, one intelligence document warns that candidates should not be recruited if their motive is glamour.
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What the ‘spy cables’ taught us

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Spook action at a distance: From Mossad agents and jams to assassination plots and plagiarism.
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Greenpeace director not shocked by leaked intelligence on him

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"What hurts is that my government might have been engaging in surveillance on me and may have shared that, upon request, with South Korea," he said.
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State Security to probe intelligence leak

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An investigation into the leaking of classified security documents by broadcaster Al Jazeera is under way, says State Security Minister David Mahlobo.
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No easy rest for spies as they ask: Whodunnit?

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The leaked 'spy cables' published this week have SA's intelligence community tying itself in speculative knots.
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Open secrets of spies in our midst

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We're safe under the State Security Agency, but intelligence is lacking, says minister.
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SA spied on its government to get facts on Russian deal

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SA's intelligence service relied on a spy close to Russia to find out details about its own government's involvement in a $100-million satellite deal.
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Spy cables: 7 things you need to know about SA’s spies

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Here are 7 things you need to know about SA’s intelligence services, in the wake of details from spy cables released by Al-Jazeera and The Guardian.
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Spy cables: Plot to kill Dlamini-Zuma, Mossad threatens SA

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According to leaked secret intelligence documents, Dlamini-Zuma allegedly faced "an eminent threat" to her life in Addis Ababa in 2012.
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Latest

National

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

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Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion
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National

Focus on FW de Klerk distracted attention from the troubling state of the nation

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Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
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National

Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

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The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
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Press Releases

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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Special Reports

Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.

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