The article is based mainly on information supplied by anonymous sources.
The reports, it must be said, reflects the work of information peddling as the assertion of a purge is nothing but speculation of the highest order. The fact of the matter is that any government in the world deploys its people in line with its mandate and the pursuit of its national interest.
The South African government is no different. The decision to redeploy the three officials is a collective government decision and there is nothing untoward. The deployment of senior intelligence officers and senior public servants to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation is standard practice over the years, which is done in compliance with the public service laws. Contrary to speculation by faceless sources, it has been done with the full cooperation of the people concerned.
The State Security Agency has within its ranks other appropriately skilled, qualified and experienced intelligence officials who will assume the responsibilities of the outgoing officials, in an acting capacity until the positions are filled. In this regard there should be no concern about the ability of the agency to fulfill its constitutional mandate.
The President is on record as saying that those who get deployed as ambassadors are people with a special skill, members of our society who will hold our flag high amongst the nations of the world. The more skilled and experienced the better for our country and our national interest.
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