ANALYSIS: How SA’s spies turned into Zuma’s goon squad

The report by the high-level review panel on the State Security Agency gives valuable insight into the criminal and unethical activities at the SSA that contributed to state capture and the breakdown of the rule of law.

March 13, 2019 at 06:00 am

Ranjeni Munusamy

Associate editor: analysis

The use of non-legal tactics to influence judicial processes, bordering on intimidation, has long been a characteristic of Jacob Zuma's interactions with the courts. says the writer. (Esa Alexander)

The report by the high-level review panel on the State Security Agency gives valuable insight into the criminal and unethical activities at the SSA that contributed to state capture and the breakdown of the rule of law.

In the course of their investigation, the panel found “there has been a serious politicisation and factionalisation of the intelligence community over the past decade or more, based on factions in the ruling party”.