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Would move for The Greater Good™ actually be good, though? Gareth Corfield Mon 19 Apr 2021 // 09:39 UTC Share Copy Comment UK authorities could lawfully copy the FBI and forcibly remove web shells from compromised Microsoft Exchange server deployments – but some members of the British infosec industry are remarkably quiet about whether this would be a good thing. In the middle of last week the American authorities made waves after deleting web shells from Exchange Se...

NPA undeterred by Mdluli’s mysterious illness in R69m fraud case The unknown illness of convicted former South African Police Service (SAPS) crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli won’t deter the R69-million fraud and corruption case against him. This was the assertion made by the state on Monday, as an ill Mdluli once again could not attend his court matter at the Pretoria commercial crimes court over the alleged four-year plundering of a secret SAPS intelligence fund. Mdluli, former crime...

Richardson made dozens of recommendations for how such a new Act should work, and 203 recommendations in total. It took an entire year for the government to respond, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemics impact on business, but eventually, in its formal response of December 2020, it agreed that such a reform was needed. Indeed, the government agreed, or agreed in principle, to the vast majority of Richardsons unclassified recommendations. "The central area for reform is a new electronic surv...

Minister Dlodlo Will Continue To Closely Observe The Proceedings of The State Capture Commission Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by 27th January 2021 Following the testimony of the Act...

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has expressed his anger at the detention of Nompumelelo Zuma against her will during the SSA’s probe into Jacob Zuma’s suspected poisoning.

State Security minister defends postponement request at Zondo commission News24 Wire Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo officially launched the month-long annual public service programme. Picture: Jacques Naude / African News Agency/ANA Dlodlo’s application to postpone the work of t...

Ms K describes ‘separate and discrete’ SSA command structure to protect Zuma 27 Jan 2021 Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture. (Felix Dlangamandla/Media 24) A witness identified only as “Ms K” on Tuesday named South Africa’s defence secretary, Sonto Kudjoe, three cabinet ministers and the former director general of the State Security Agency (SSA), Arthur Fraser as the main authors of in...

26 January 2021 - 13:04 State security minister Ayanda Dlodlo on Tuesday tried in vain to prevent State Security Agency acting director-general Loyiso Jafta from giving evidence at the state capture inquiry. File photo Image: Moeletsi Mabe The minister of state security Ayanda Dlodlo’s attempt to halt the evidence of the State Security Agency’s (SSA) acting director-general (DG) Loyiso Jafta was dismissed by the state capture inquiry’s chairperson Raymond Zondo on T...

State Security Agency acting director-general Loyiso Jafta is testifying at the state capture inquiry today. His boss, State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, wanted a postponement, arguing that there were concerns of national security contained in Jaftas affidavit. The application was dismissed by commission chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as no clarification was presented on what the concerns were. An attempt by State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo to have the evidence of actin...

The social media ban on President Donald Trump is consistent with the principle of preventing harm to others.