Centralising intelligence in the presidency comes with major risks

29 August 2021 - 00:00 By Jane Duncan

Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was doing away with the ministry of state security, and said that in future the political responsibility for the State Security Agency (SSA) would be placed in the presidency...

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