TimesLive reports that the State Security Agency finally has a new permanent director-general (DG), after former deputy energy minister Thembisile Majola was appointed to the post on Monday night.

Majola's stint as the DG of the SSA kicked in on 1 March for a period of one year. She is the first permanent DG of the agency since Arthur Fraser left in 2018. The position was held in an acting capacity by Loyiso Jafta and Gab Msimanga in the intervening period. In a statement, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: “The appointment of Majola is an important part of our work to stabilise the country’s intelligence services. Her extensive experience in government, international relations and security makes her well placed to lead the reform and rebuilding of the State Security Agency. Her appointment is expected to give greater impetus to the implementation of the report of the SSA High Level Review Panel and the recommendations of the Expert Panel into the July 2021 unrest.” Majola’s CV on the government's website states she has a BSc in civil engineering (Camaguey, Cuba) and a Masters in civil engineering. The Presidency said her appointment came after assurances from Ramaphosa in his state of the nation address that he would fill critical vacancies in the country’s security services.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard at TimesLive
• Lees ook, Nóg ʼn ANC-kader aan die hoof van die SVA, by Maroela Media

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