State Security Agency (South Africa)

State Security Agency
Agency overview
Formed	2009
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Musanda Complex, Joe Nhlanhla Street, Pretoria, Gauteng; 25°51′02″S 28°18′24″E / 25.85056°S 28.30667°E
Annual budget	R4,308.3 million (2015)
Ministers responsible	Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency; Nomasonto Motaung Kenneth Morolong, Deputy Ministers in the Presidency for State Security;
Agency executive	Thembisile Majola, Director-General: State Security;
Key documents	Intelligence Services Act, 2002; Presidential Proclamation No R 59 of 2009;
Website	www.ssa.gov.za

The State Security Agency (SSA) is the department of the South African government with overall responsibility for civilian intelligence operations. It was created in October 2009 to incorporate the formerly separate National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service, South African National Academy of Intelligence, National Communications Centre, and COMSEC.^[1]^[2]

This restructuring and integration of the disparate agencies was ongoing as of 2011^[update].^[3]

Political responsibility for the agency lies with the Minister in the Presidency; as of 2023^[update] this is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.^[4] The agency is headed by an acting director-general; as of 2022^[update] this is Thembisile Majola. In the 2010/11 national budget, the secret services received a total transfer of 3,052.2 million rand.^[5] For the 2015/16 national budget, the secret services received a total transfer of 4,308.3 million rand.^[6]

The Spy Cables are a set of leaked communications published by Al Jazeera and The Guardian, derived from communications between the State Security Agency and other global intelligence agencies.^[7]

^ "Intelligence body restructured". SAPA. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^ "About SSA". SSA.gov.za. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ "State Security Agency restructuring going well – Cwele". SAPA. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ "Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle a 'gratuitous bloating' – Opposition not impressed by Ramaphosa's choices". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
^ "Vote 9: National Treasury" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
^ "Estimates of National Expenditure 2015" (PDF). National Treasury. 2015. p. 806. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^ Seumas Milne; Ewen MacAskill; Clayton Swisher (23 February 2015). "Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[1] "Intelligence body restructured". SAPA. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[2] "About SSA". SSA.gov.za. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[3] "State Security Agency restructuring going well – Cwele". SAPA. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[4] "Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle a 'gratuitous bloating' – Opposition not impressed by Ramaphosa's choices". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

[5] "Vote 9: National Treasury" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

[budget2015-6] "Estimates of National Expenditure 2015" (PDF). National Treasury. 2015. p. 806. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

[Guard23Feb15Netanyahu-7] Seumas Milne; Ewen MacAskill; Clayton Swisher (23 February 2015). "Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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