'Army did not collect any intelligence prior, during and after the uprising'

The police, State Security Agency and the SANDF have been facing tough questions over both the poor use of intelligence to assess the threat imposed by the unrest and responding promptly to it

02 March 2022 - 09:03
By Siviwe Feketha

The Defence Intelligence (DI) of the South African army, by law, is not allowed to collect intelligence within the country, hence their limited role in assessing the dangers posed by last year's July unrest.

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