South Africa’s security laws are open to abuse by rogue intelligence operatives and politicians. These laws are meant to govern the conduct of covert activities by intelligence agencies and oversight mechanisms. But weaknesses have been exploited to spy on citizens and for political ends.
South Africa has four official intelligence agencies. They are:
the State Security Agency, whose job is to inform the government about threats to national stability
Crime Intelligence Division of the South African Police Service
the Financial Intelligence Centre, to counter financial crimes
