PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele as the new head of the State Security Agency.
Ramaphosa made the announcement on Monday.
“The president has assigned responsibility for the State Security Agency to Minister Gungubele, who is a Cabinet member, while Deputy Minister Zizi Kodwa continues to serve as Deputy Minister,” a statement from the Presidency said.
“This is in line with his announcement of 5 August 2021 that the Ministry of State Security would be done away with and political responsibility for the State Security Agency would reside in The Presidency,” it added.
Ramaphosa added: “Section 209(2) of the Constitution, which addresses governance of intelligence services, empowers the President to assume political responsibility for intelligence services other than those of the police or national defence force, or to designate a member of Cabinet to assume this responsibility.”
As Minister in the Presidency, Gungubele is responsible for government communications.
Former state security minister Ayanda Dlodlo came under intense scrutiny for failing to adequately deal with the July riots in KZN and Gauteng which saw billions of rand worth of damage done to both state and private property.
- Inside Politics
