South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division
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South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division (SANDF-ID also known as Military Intelligence) is the primary military intelligence agency
of South Africa
which came into being on April 27, 1994. The other intelligence agencies
of the country are:
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
which came into being on April 27, 1994. The other intelligence agencies
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of the country are:
- The National Intelligence Co-Ordinating CommitteeNational Intelligence Co-Ordinating CommitteeThe National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee is the organisation responsible for co-ordinating the actions and activities of all of South African intelligence agencies, and collating the intelligence information received from them...
(NICOC). - The National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
- The South African Secret ServiceSouth African Secret ServiceThe South African Secret Service is a South African intelligence agency. It is responsible for all non-military foreign intelligence and for counterintelligence within the Service itself. It is also responsible for gathering, correlating, evaluating and analyzing this intelligence...
(SASS). - The Crime Intelligence DivisionCrime Intelligence (SAPS)The Crime Intelligence Division of the South African Police Service is an intelligence agency that tracks criminal elements within the Republic of South Africa...
of the South African Police ServiceSouth African Police ServiceThe South African Police Service is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1116 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a Provincial Commissioner is appointed in each province...
(SAPS).