Ex-spy boss 'axed over Gupta probe'

A former spy boss has slammed statements made by State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele about the Gupta family, claiming a 2011 investigation into their conduct led to several top officials being sacked.

• Zuma govt warned about Guptas - report
• Did Cwele stop Gupta probe, DA asks
• SA not a banana republic - Cwele

Anti-terrorism fight gets a boost

South Africa will step up collaboration with other countries to fight terrorism and trans-national crime, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Answers sought over al-Qaeda probe
• Al-Qaeda training camps in SA - report
• Hawks silent on al-Qaeda probe report

Officials look to combat violent protests

An early-warning system is in place to alert law enforcement officials to potentially violent protests, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Police sent to Wonderkop Stadium
• Government slams violent Soweto protest
• Violence comes from apartheid - Zuma

Police sent to Wonderkop Stadium

A large number of police are at Wonderkop Stadium, in Marikana, where Amcu members are set to meet.

• Unrest at Marikana may affect inquiry
• Marikana quiet after shooting
• Slain official received death threats

Zuma govt warned about Guptas - report

President Jacob Zuma’s administration was warned two years ago by top state security officials that the Gupta brothers could pose a threat to national security, a report says.

• Guptagate suspended officialswatch
• No special airport treatment for Guptas
• Charge Guptas with treason - Malema

Top cops warned: Steer clear of politicians

Two senior police officers accused of benefiting from a crime intelligence fund have been ordered not to contact or discuss the case with politicians or Cabinet members.

• Suspended top cops charged with fraud
• Top Gauteng cops appear for corruption
• Top cops used secret fund for SUVs, debts

Key points must stay secret - ministry

Disclosing the country's national key points is a security risk, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa's office says.

• Cronin criticises National Key Points Act
• DA wants list of national key points

Brutality case: Appeal made to witnesses

There has been an appeal in the National Assembly for witnesses of the Daveyton police dragging a taxi driver with a vehicle to come forward.

• Premier pledges support for taxi driver's son
• Police brutality footage horrific - Zuma
• Cop killing case postponed

Protector hustles to finish Nkandla report

A public protector probe into the R200m upgrade to President Jacob Zuma's private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, could be completed at the end of March.

• Nkandla tuck shock
• DA applies to see Nkandla report
• Nkandla spending grotesque - Cosatu

ANCYL spokesperson nominated for NEC

Former Gauteng Housing MEC Humprey Mmemezi and former ANCYL spokesperson Magdalene Moonsamy were on the list of nominations for the ANC's NEC at the party's Mangaung conference.

• ANC nominates 295 NEC members
• Fransman says no to NEC nomination
• ANC to nominate NEC candidates

Info bill two steps from becoming law

The ANC has driven final amendments to the protection of state information bill through the National Council of Provinces, bringing the so-called secrecy bill two steps from becoming law.

• ANC pushes info bill though NCOP
• Activists vow to challenge info bill
• Info bill a 'dog's breakfast' - Kasrils

Nkandla improvements will remain - govt

Improvements made to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home will not be halted or removed when his term as president ends, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Families moved for Nkandla upgrade
• Zuma knew about Nkandla costs - report
• Nxesi waiting for Nkandla report

Farmworkers force govt's hand on wages

Western Cape farmworkers have forced the government's hand by agreeing to suspend their protests on the condition that their R70 a day minimum wage be renegotiated.

• Western Cape farm strike suspended
• Farm protests political, says Agri SA
• Govt to review farmworkers' wages

Cwele twists ANC's arm on info bill

The ANC has agreed to some of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele's hawkish proposals on the contentious protection of state information bill.

• Cwele defends info bill move
• Info bill: ANC scraps contentious clause
• Info bill 'remains draconian, flawed'

Cwele: Govt won't tolerate illegal gatherings

No more illegal gatherings or incitement to violence would be tolerated, Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Confusion over Lonmin inquiry terms
• Zuma hints at action against Malema
• SAHRC defends Marikana probe

Chabane to lead Marikana committee

Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane will lead the inter-ministerial committee to co-ordinate support for families and relatives of the Marikana mine shooting.

• Week of mourning after mine shooting
• Marikana 'was a war zone'
• Lonmin miners vow to keep striking

Bizos worries about Cwele's powers

Silence on proposed legislation to authorise State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele to classify information was "very dangerous", human rights lawyer George Bizos says.

• Officials deadlocked on info bill changes
• Info bill unconstitutional - George Bizos
• Info bill will limit media freedom - survey

Durban advocate commits suicide

Durban advocate Mvuseni Ngubane has been found dead in his Mercedes-Benz at his home in Durban.

• Girl leaves suicide note on cellphone
• Tuks student 'tried to commit suicide'
• Man kills family, attempts suicide

Ministers' offices swept for bugs - Cwele

Cabinet members have asked to have their offices swept for fear that they are being tapped, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• New twist in spy saga
• Security ministry silent over spy bosses

Jailed overseas: Most have drug raps

Two-thirds of the nearly 1 000 South Africans jailed abroad are locked up for drug crimes, the foreign affairs department says, after a Durban headmistress was jailed in the UK on cocaine charges.

• Drug mule headmistress jailed in UK
• SA drug mule says friend betrayed her
• Thai king pardons SA drug mule - report

Intelligence debate after bill - Cwele

A rewrite of the white paper on intelligence will come after an amendment bill laying down the framework for integration of the spy services, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Cwele defends single spy agency
• Security agency fire being probed
• Spies 'will struggle under info bill'

Security agency fire being probed

A fire in offices rented by the State Security Agency at the Durban headquarters of the SA Revenue Service is being investigated, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

• Durban Sars closed after fire

Protector asked to probe Cwele

Statements that no country has a public interest defence, and that those proposing one are foreign agents, are to be investigated by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

• Cwele warns of information peddlers
• Cwele denies purging of top spies
• Info bill not targeting media - Cwele

Info bill: Shame on the ANC

The ANC’s steamrolling of the Protection of Information Bill through Parliament is a firm step towards a very slippery slope towards a more authoritarian state, says Max du Preez.