Intelligence chief warns of ongoing state infiltration by mafia-like networks

Daily Maverick | 13.11.2026 00:29
Dr Ntandazo Sifolo, acting coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (Nicoc), on Thursday, 12 November, testified at the Madlanga Commission that criminal syndicates had become embedded in the state, while political power struggles and corrupt law enforcement officials were compromising security.