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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
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…
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?
Chief justice break-in fuels conspiracy theories
Insiders say the country’s spies have better ways to get ‘kompromat’ than stealing judges’ PCs.
Still fighting spy wars
The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.
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.
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.
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.
Secret state: How the government spies on you
South Africa’s intelligence agencies are routinely accessing citizens’ private SMS, phone and email conversations … illegally.