Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself
Daily Maverick | 31.08.2026 05:03
In late 2025, when the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption arrested Thulani Dlomo, the elusive former ambassador to Japan and president Jacob Zuma’s personal ‘superspy’, for the alleged theft of R12m from the State Security Agency (SSA) secret fund, a reality series bigger than the Madlanga Commission appeared to be loading.