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Politics, criminal underworld links threaten national security

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 10:56 UTC. The headline in use is “Politics, criminal underworld links threaten national security”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Madlanga Commission has heard that growing links between politics and the criminal underworld have been identified as major national security threats. Acting Coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC), Dr Ntandazo Sifolo told the Commission that the threats became particularly evident during the 2021 local government elections, when…
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Politics, criminal underworld links threaten national security
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