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After being chastised as “irresponsible” and allegedly having his authority undermined by Police Minister Bheki Cele, National Police commissioner Khehla Sitole is on the verge of being suspended by the president.

R45m ‘grabber’ case from 2017 haunts top cop Sitole

The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office

Corrupt practices? Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s swearing-in ceremony in 2013. It is alleged that Brigadier General Asher
Walter Tapfumaneyi facilitated BAT’s proposal to pay a bribe to Mugabe shortly before his re-election. (Alexander Joe)

Council wants Hawks, SIU probe into BAT’s Zimbabwe scandal

The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said the city has responded to more than 100 land occupation incidents, in 30 different parts of the metro. Plato said more than 50 000 illegal structures had been removed.

Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

M&G reduces former spy to a vagina on legs

The greatest irony is that focusing on Forsyth’s sex life did not highlight the terrible things she did as an apartheid-era spy.

Zinedine Zidane has announced he is leaving Real Madrid

Smutty take obscures the true role sex played

The way the M&G handled a review of apartheid spy Olivia Forsyth’s book has triggered angry questions about patriarchal attitudes in the newsroom.

‘Sauce’ for the gander a disgrace to their gender

Anybody who has actually read the book will certainly know there is no attempt by me, or the publishers, to sell it as a sexed-up Jane Bond spy drama.

Israeli surveillance unit members ‘won’t spy on Palestinians’

Reserve soldiers in Israel’s surveillance unit said they won’t spy on Palestinians under occupation, drawing attention to the ethics of the practice.

On the last day of the ANCYL National General Council president Julius Malema targeted the media during his final address. The M&G reports.

How to perfect the fine art of spotting a bloody agent

Casual references to foreign powers and spies are unlikely to let up after Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Maphatsoe’s slap-down.

Why is no one watching the watchmen?

Why is no one watching the watchmen?

A long-awaited report reveals SA spooks’ endless battles with funds, efficacy and independence

Edward Snowden.

Brazil not considering asylum for Snowden

After Edward Snowden’s open letter, Brazil says it’s not considering granting asylum to him as the country has not received a formal request.

Edward Snowden.

Guardian editor tells Parliament Snowden data is secure

Britain’s Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has told Parliament that less than 1% of information leaked by Edward Snowden has been published.

Eskom apologises for spying on Greenpeace, Earthlife

Eskom has apologised for using a private security company at the Medupi power station in Limpopo to spy on environmental bodies.

A Brazilian newspaper described surveillance operations from 2003 and 2004, during the first mandate of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Gallo)

Brazil spied on US, Iran, Iraq, Russia

Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago.

Obama knew Merkel was being spied on, report

Barack Obama was personally informed of mobile phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002.

Spy revelations poison the pond

The fallout from the Edward Snowden saga is starting to affect global trade relationships.

An organisation says the devices reduce children’s ability to concentrate and learn effectively. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

US: Secret court approves further phone tracking

The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government’s authority to collect telephone records it has been revealed.

Stephen Fry has added his voice to demand an end to mass surveillance. (Andrew Cowie)

‘Stop spying’ says Fry

Group urged European leaders to take a stand against industrial-scale spying by US and British intelligence agencies.

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer. (AFP)

US spying: Yahoo! chief fears jail for going against NSA demands

Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data.

Brics heads concerned by reports of US espionage

Leaders of the Brics group have voiced alarm about alleged spying by the US and likened it to terrorism, says a Kremlin spokesperson.

Julian Assange says the Obama administration has prosecuted ‘twice as many’ whistleblowers as all other US administrations combined.

Assange files charges against US spy

The WikiLeaks founder has filed charges in Germany claiming a US marine intelligence officer spied on him during a Berlin computer conference.