National Intelligence Service
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The National Intelligence Service is South Africa’s former civilian intelligence agency that played a central role in the apartheid-era security apparatus and its Total Strategy doctrine.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Intelligence Service (South Africa) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | intelligence agency ⓘ |
| activity |
covert operations
ⓘ
political security analysis ⓘ propaganda ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ surveillance of anti-apartheid activists ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Security Branch of the South African Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
human rights abuses association
ⓘ
political repression support ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolvedAs | former agency after democratic transition ⓘ |
| doctrine | Total Strategy ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
back-channel talks with African National Congress
ⓘ
secret negotiations with Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| focus |
monitoring liberation movements
ⓘ
monitoring neighbouring states in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalRole | support of apartheid government ⓘ |
| implemented | Total National Strategy of apartheid government ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cold War anti-communist ideology ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
counterinsurgency against liberation movements
ⓘ
regional destabilisation operations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | South African security legislation of apartheid era ⓘ |
| mandate | protect apartheid state from perceived internal and external threats ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Dr. Niel Barnard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niel Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| oversaw | intelligence coordination for apartheid state ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Security Management System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
apartheid security apparatus ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bureau for State Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
National Intelligence Agency (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleTo |
South African government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State President of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
civilian intelligence gathering
ⓘ
counterintelligence ⓘ domestic intelligence ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ |
| scope | national security intelligence ⓘ |
| shortName | BOSS successor agency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Office of the State President NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | civilian intelligence agency ⓘ |
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