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Crime and courts · South Africa

PRESS FREEDOM: SSA seeks to shut media, public out of R12m spy trial, citing intelligence risk

Outlet: Daily Maverick · Lunga Simelane · Published 21/10/2026 10:38 UTC

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The State Security Agency wants the media and public banned from attending and reporting on the trial of former intelligence officials Thulani “Silence” Dlomo and Patrick Mshothola, claiming that it could expose intelligence sources, operational methods and classified information. Media organisations are fighting for access.

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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-21-ssa-seeks-to-shut-media-public-out-of-r12m-spy-trial-citing-intelligence-risk/
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