The latest report by a Dutch-led investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner in 2014 casting blame on Russia for the disaster follows the same reprehensible flouting of due process as the Skripal poison affair, writes Finian Cunningham.

While South Africa prepares for the no-confidence vote against President Zuma, a troubling development elsewhere in the world is being brushed under the carpet. The US Congress has signed another bout of sanctions against Russia - a war crime in international law - while the US has encircled Russia and China with military bases and nuclear weapons. Veteran journalist and film maker John Pilger outlines the terrible potential of this recklessness.

Cell phone tapping and board room bugging is becoming more commonplace - as is cell phone jamming technology, as opposition parties recently discovered in Parliament. Where's the safest place to have a private conversation? Just like in the movies, on a park bench.

The Spy-gate leaks by Al Jazeera opened up a fascinating window into the world of spy craft. But even more damning than these embarrasing leaks are reports that South Africa's spy agencies are being used to further political agendas on behalf of factions within the ANC.

The State Security Agency is in turmoil after spy leaks by Al Jazeera. Long-time agents working abroad have had their cover blown and have been hurriedly returned to South Africa. The spy cables reveal some truly astonishing and embarrasing intelligence gaffes, and leaves one wondering who the SSA actually serves.

Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota says the attempt by government to push through the National Key Points Act in reminiscent of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where the revolutionaries become indistinguishable from the past oppressors.
 

South Africa's foreign ministry computer network was hacked by British spies, and the information was passed on to the US's National Security Agency, according to leaks from National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.