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DIS in disarray

Friday, June 30, 2023 | 1060 Views |

Once a most dreaded security organ, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has incessantly been the centre of controversy.

When it was formed back In 2008 following the passing of the Intelligence and Security Services Act 2008, the DIS was to oversee matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of the country.

Overtime, the public court declared the DIS, then under the stewardship of Isaac Kgosi, as public enemy number one. Opposition political leaders accused the organisation of sabotage and interference in key appointments within government at the time.

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DIS in disarray

Once a most dreaded security organ, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has incessantly been the centre of controversy.