The fact that the presidency is attempting to get away with minimal regulation of bulk interception raises doubt about its commitment to ending intelligence abuse.
The law requires that all sim cards in South Africa be registered.
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The judge responsible for authorising the covert monitoring of communications has found that claims by journalists that they were being spied on were credible.
Police enter a flooded mall that had been ransacked .
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An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma deployed spies in factional battles within the governing party.
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Revelations show that the State Security Agency did little to safeguard the country and much to protect Zuma’s political faction and to funnel public money into private ends.
CCTV cameras are becoming a “normal” feature of public life, tracking peoples’ movements as a matter of course.
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