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Jane Duncan, Professor, Department of Communication and Media, University of Johannesburg

South Africa's intelligence watchdog is failing civil society. How to restore its credibility

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In October, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet committed to a range of reforms to the country’s intelligence services. He based these reforms on recommendations made by the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture.

The reforms include strengthening the office of the inspector general of intelligence. The office’s task is to monitor the crime intelligence division of the police, the State Security Agency, and the intelligence division of the national defence force.

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