South Africa: Iqbal Survé's News Service Claims It Was Not a Spy Vehicle - It Was Merely Paid to Carry Content for State Security Agency

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On Monday, the Zondo Commission heard that Iqbal Survé's African News Agency was used by the State Security Agency to plant news stories. A day later, the CEO of ANA says that it is definitely not a front for the SSA. It was just paid to carry news stories for the SSA.

"The African News Agency (ANA) was not set up to be, and is not, a front for the State Security Agency (SSA), ANA chief executive officer Vasantha Angamuthu said today."

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