South Africa's new intelligence bill is meant to stem abuses – what's good and bad about it
The bill seeks greater intelligence powers but neglects oversight.
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The bill seeks greater intelligence powers but neglects oversight.
The dystopian nature of the world today reveals aspects of cataclysmic decline, inequality, surveillance, environmental disaster and technological advances, which create disparate outcomes — advantages for some, leaving others behind — further cementing inequality.
Independents would be a shake-up. For the first time in 30 years of South Africa’s constitutional democracy, a member of Parliament may not be beholden to a political party for a seat. That may take some getting used to.
The General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill is aimed at restructuring the intelligence services in response to a high-level presidential review panel of the State Security Agency and the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.
‘We need to be putting a little bit more pressure on Parliament to act truly as our representatives’. Experts explain the need for legal reforms in South Africa when it comes to personal privacy issues. ‘We need to be putting a little bit more pressure on Parliament to act truly as our represen...