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Op-ed | Despite important gains, the new General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill fails to safeguard against a second state capture
This piece was first published by Daily Maverick. By Heidi Swart and Anton Harber The new intelligence Bill, passed by the National Assembly last week, has improved on the first two versions, but still fails to address its stated aim: to rectify the legal conditions that enabled deeply-rooted malfeasance within the State Security Agency (SSA) and […]
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Intelwatch: Submission on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill of 2023 (GILAB)
We at Intelwatch sincerely hope that this submission will assist the Ad Hoc Committee in making history by amending the intelligence legislation that has contributed to the heavy price South Africa paid for the State Capture era. While it is important to look to international legal practice, we must bear in mind that, whether we […]
Op-ed | Embargo against invasive Israeli spyware essential after International Court of Justice ruling
This piece by Jane Duncan was first published by Daily Maverick. Southern Africa has proved to be very much open for business for Israeli spyware, despite the fact that controls on the uses of these technologies barely exist. Governments have invested in spyware to monitor opposition movements. On 26 January 2024, the International Court of […]