In her address of the staff on 16 July 2019, hon Minister Dlodlo reiterated President's instruction of the 15 February 2019 that, neither the agency nor any office members shall forthwith gather political intelligence to prejudice or further a political party interest. The Minister and the Deputy Minister are presently engaged in a road show of all offices of the agencies to address recommendations raised by the High-Level Review Panel with regard to amongst others the nonpartisanship of the activities of the agency. The imperative to keep the intelligence agency non partisan is critical and ongoing. The High-Level Review Panel looked into the matter and made
important specific findings and recommendations. One of the measures that were put in place is restoring the corporate governing systems on controls and oversight over our operations. These have to ensure that all manner of illegal operations were terminated. In this regard, there are ongoing investigations and those found to be involved will face due consequences.
Going forward, we are solidifying the policy governing noncompliance to illegal instructions. The relevant legislative prescripts in this regard will serve before this House and the other House, the National Assembly. A related factor in this, is the measures that we have put in place to limit executive overage. Lastly, ongoing training to our members is critical in ensuring that our intelligence agency remains nonpartisan. Thank you very much hon Chair. [Applause]