SSA

The associated bill, the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill is in parliament. However, there are no mechanisms to prevent these intelligence agencies from political interference in the future.

September 15, 2025

General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act

The bill, now enacted as the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act 37 of 2024, aims to limit the centralised power or abuse of intelligence resources under the SSA.The SSA is to be split into the South African Intelligence Agency, which focuses on domestic intelligence, and the South African Intelligence Service for foreign intelligence. These were…

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