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Arthur Fraser and Bongani Bongo's lawyer was an SSA member for more than a decade

View Online Good Morning, SA The latest in the State Security Agency's (SSA) revelations is that its the lawyer of its erstwhile director-general (DG), Arthur Fraser, and former state security minister Bongani Bongo was himself a "member" of the spy agency. And a report shows that at least two attendees of the matric rage festival knew they were Covid-19 positive and still attended. SHELDON MORAIS, ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS Spy wars: Arthur Fraser and Bongani Bongo's lawyer was an SSA member for more than a decade The scoop: The lawyer representing the State Security Agency's (SSA) erstwhile director-general (DG), Arthur Fraser, and former state security minister Bongani Bongo was himself a "member" of the spy agency for more than a decade.     The details: Rapulane Kgoroeadira – whose career with the spook outfit spanned from 2004 to 2016 – is now at the helm of the law firm charged with defending Bongo and Fraser, who have been widely implicated in the political capture of the intelligence service.   What we know: The State Capture Inquiry has heard jarring claims that the SSA was effectively usurped to serve the interests of a faction within the ANC aligned to former president Jacob Zuma, with as much as R9 billion bled from the public purse now unaccounted for. Read More Rage festival report: Two people knew they had Covid-19, but still went to the event The report: Two revellers, who attended the annual matric Rage festival in KwaZulu-Natal, had tested positive before the event, but still decided to attend.   The result: Afterwards, 848 people at the event tested positive for Covid-19.   How we know: This is according to report released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). Of the people who tested positive, 846 were revellers while two were Rage crew members. Read More Cape Town beach protest: ANC wants arrests, while Winde calls ban 'nonsensical' In the news: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has defended protesters calling for beaches to be reopened in the province.   The problem: He said the ban was costing the Western Cape in excess of R100 million a month.    The flipside: The ANC said occupying beaches in defiance of lockdown regulations created potential super-spreader events. Read More News for You NEWS WATCH | Bomb squad called in to free hijacked guard strapped with explosives in Cape Town An SBV guard escaped unscathed after being hijacked, kidnapped, robbed and strapped with explosives in Cape Town. NEWS SA secures another 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses - report The South African government has reportedly secured another 20 million vaccines from Pfizer. NEWS Tembisa Hospital hit by more claims of ill treatment in wake of report on Shonisani Lethole's death The group, Justice for Shoni, which successfully petitioned for the health ombudsman's investigation, is now claiming that Shonisani Lethole's death was not an isolated incident. Ramaphosa has a golden moment to fix the SSA, but will he? The country's intelligence agency has been battered by ANC deployees for the past two decades. Does President Cyril Ramaphosa have the guts to put an end to the rot? ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Must-read in lifestyle Mental health is vital for the health of your heart and body Researchers say a healthy mental state leads to overall health and wellbeing. Read more My friend won't stop posting pics of my children online. How do I make her stop? "How do I get through to her to respect our wishes as parents and my kids' rights without ruining the friendship?" Read more David Schwimmer takes horrible boss to the next level in this funny new series A horrible boss, an endearing cybersecurity squad and a few silly yet smart scenes, make this show understatedly funny. Read more Going on holiday is tricky right now, but you can start planning a baecation for when it's safer So, since you probably don't want to take a trip right now, maybe planning it and daydreaming about better days when it will be safe to go holidaying will ease the stress a bit. Read more In the rest of the world China's plan for anal swabs to test for Covid-19 is 'not nice but it's the obvious thing to do': Anal swabs could be a useful coronavirus test, because there's virus in faeces, a microbiology professor said. Faecal testing is preferable because it's less invasive. Read more WHO experts visit Wuhan market at heart of Covid-19 outbreak: A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 went to a market in Wuhan where one of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago, with one member tweeting the visit was "critical" to understanding the virus. Read more Jewish man leaves his fortune to French village that saved him and his family from Nazi death camps: Eric Schwam, who died in December last year, bequeathed a substantial sum to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon - a small town in the south of France. Read more DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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