Since being named state security minister in 2019, Ayanda Dlodlo said her adversaries have spread rumours she’s a gambling addict and is married to a Central Intelligence Agency operative
She also says a false impression had been created that she was allied to former President Jacob Zuma, whose nine-year rule saw the intelligence services drawn into factional battles within the ruling ANC
Dlodlo says she is appointing competent people to the SSA in a bid to root out its problems, she has however faced accusations at the Zondo Commission of appointing 26 managers without proper approval
South Africa’s state security minister said she’s making headway in turning around the nation’s dysfunctional spy agency in the face of fierce opposition from some of its staff.