The agency announced the appointment on Thursday, with security minister Ayanda Dlodlo welcoming the move.
Former Ipid head Robert McBride has been appointed head of the State Security Agency's foreign branch.President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new head of the State Security Agency foreign branch — former Independent Police Investigative Directorate boss Robert McBride.
“The president approved the appointment in terms of section 8 of the Intelligence Services Act, 65 of 2002. Mr McBride has been appointed for three years from July 1 2020 to June 30 2023.” “The work to implement the recommendations of the high level panel on the State Security Agency is proceeding steadily and this appointment is one of the critical steps towards the journey to rebuild the agency,” said Dlodlo.
His 2014 appointment to head Ipid by police minister Nathi Mthethwa was met with some resistance as McBride was known to have been part of the 1986 Umkhonto we Sizwe group that bombed the Magoos restaurant in Durban where three people were killed and 69 injured.He later said he had “admonished” the teen as he was concerned about her “rebellious” behaviour and academic performance.
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