The government’s plan to remove all state security personnel aged between 50 and 58 could deal a severe blow to the country’s intelligence capabilities, according to experts. This warning came after details emerged of a meeting between Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the minister in charge of the State Security Agency (SSA), and 200 senior SSA employees. Lerato Mbele was in conversation with Dr Nel Marais, intelligence analyst and Dianne Kohler, member of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.

<p>The government’s plan to remove all state security personnel aged between 50 and 58 could deal a severe blow to the country’s intelligence capabilities, according to experts. This warning came after details emerged of a meeting between Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the minister in charge of the State Security Agency (SSA), and 200 senior SSA employees. Lerato Mbele was in conversation with Dr Nel Marais, intelligence analyst and Dianne Kohler, member of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.</p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.</p>

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