Saturday, October 7, 2006

‘Poverty - not terrorism - a threat to SA’

Poverty and under-development are the biggest threats to South Africa and other developing countries and not the threat of terrorism currently facing the developed world, according to Imtiaz Fazel from the office of the inspector-general of Intelligence.

Fazel was speaking after the International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference held in Cape Town this week.

It was attended by delegates from Australia, Canada, Norway, Gambia and Namibia.

Fazel said the main challenge facing local and continental intelligence agencies was the effects of rampant poverty and underdevelopment.

Threats could come from a “disillusioned populace” as opposed to the threat of terrorism facing the developed world. Full Story Daily NEWS


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