The inquiry, which would be unprecedented, was triggered by a letter from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Former State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo testified at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hearing on Tuesday, investigating the unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to revisit the question of intelligence on Tuesday evening after a series of events, including Parliament being set ablaze and the July 2021 unrest
EFF leader Julius Malema suggested that the money will be used for the internal African National Congress (ANC) leadership contest, just as the commission of inquiry into state capture heard had happened in the past.
The State Security Agency must be demystified and opened so that the public knows what it is doing and how citizens can help.
The 800-plus page report shows how state resources were used to further the criminal project of state capture- corruption and fraud at state-owned entities.
Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announced his decision on Wednesday afternoon.
The judge responsible for authorising the covert monitoring of communications has found that claims by journalists that they were being spied on were credible.
The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) on Monday said it's been briefed on a number of matters including Project Veza and how the SSA was infiltrated by 'criminal elements'.
In a letter sent to Muofhe by Inspector-General of Intelligence, Dr Setlhomamaru Dintwe on Wednesday, the SSA said the complaint about his qualifications was found to be without merit and the allegations untrue.
Police minister Bheki Cele told Parliament’s portfolio committee on police that he did not receive intelligence warning of the violence that unfolded in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks.
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said that the unrest was planned over a period of time and also took advantage of people’s frustrations.
The state capture commission is hearing State Security Agency related evidence from the former Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele on Tuesday.
Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa was appearing on behalf of State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo who was unwell and could not present her budget vote speech at parliament on Tuesday.
Cellphones and other devices were rendered useless when the signal was jammed after the Economic Freedom Fighters threatened to disrupt then President Jacob Zuma's address.
Former State Security Minister David Mahlobo started by accusing the State Security Agency and the commission of selectively naming people in declassified documents and warned the commission not to name anyone.
