Opinion
The real bombshell in an old spy story
07 February 2021 - 00:00
If people who work for the government tell us our safety depends on us not knowing what it does, we might suspect that it wanted to cover up wrongdoing. Unless, it seems, those government people work for state security agencies. SA's media is awash with shock at "bombshell" revelations about the country's security services at the state capture hearings...
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