State Security
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Mchunu’s chief of staff says national commissioner ordered search and seizure to destroy evidence
Nkabinde claimed the purpose of the operation was to delete crucial evidence that would disprove Mkhwanazi’s allegations
Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave following explosive allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating law enforcement agencies
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa mildly heckled during his address
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa must make ‘decisive statements’ — opposition parties
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
Timeline: State security-compromising attacks
Eskom, parliament, constitutional court, looting could all be linked. ‘We smell a rat’, says Blade Nzimande
Government relied on social media and mainstream media for updates on July unrest, says KwaZulu-Natal premier
Sihle Zikalala told the South African Human Rights Commission that the July unrest was the most destructive protest in the country’s history
Intelligence failure on co-ordinated insurrection will cost South Africa billions
The state’s inability to foresee or forestall this week’s frightening and destructive series of events defies explanation
Ministers go into self-isolation
Two ministers have taken precautions after a Dirco employee tested positive for the virus
Kasrils says he warned ANC about factions using spooks
The report, released on Saturday by President Cyril Ramaphosa, details how the intelligence services were used to advance Jacob Zuma’s interests
New security minister talks tough on state ‘sabotage’
Minister Letsatsi-Duba intends to conduct a skills audit in the state security department to ensure key positions are occupied by qualified people
ANC chief whip wants state security minister to be investigated
Bongo allegedly received instructions from Eskom’s Zethembe Khoza to bribe the head evidence leader and collapse the inquiry into the utility.
Why the public protector’s Absa billions report should be binned according to SARB
In its application to review Mkhwebane’s report the Reserve Bank listed what it calls a number of “evidential factual inaccuracies therein”.
Military veterans eye private firms for state security
"the security service industry is lucrative: South Africans spent in excess of R45-billion on private security last year alone."