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SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

EFF demands law-enforcement agencies probe R12-m State Security Agency slush fund

The Economic Freedom Fighters have called on multiple law-enforcement bodies to investigate claims that the State Security Agency spent R12 million on covert operations to…

  • Loyiso Sidimba
4 min read
Victory: Media houses have been granted access to documents in the case involving SSA’s former deputy director for counter-intelligence,Thulani Dlomo. Photo: GCIS
OPEN JUSTICE

Open justice at stake in bid to close spy trial, says CFE

The Campaign for Free Expression has raised alarms over the State Security Agency’s attempts to secure a blanket ban on public and media access during the corruption trial of…

  • Loyiso Sidimba
4 min read
The trial over the alleged theft of R1-million of State Security Agency (SSA) funds by its former systems administrator, Thuso Oesi, was delayed by two weeks on his request for medical reasons.
COURTS

Media wins sight of SSA’s secrecy application in R12 million state capture fraud trial

Media houses have obtained a redacted version of the State Security Agency's application to keep the R12 million fraud and corruption trial of former spies Patrick Mshothola and…

  • M&G Reporters
2 min read
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula sits in the dock of court eight at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
CORRUPTION

Mapisa-Nqakula discharge application dismissed

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to have corruption charges against her dismissed, clearing…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
2 min read