Question NW1973 to the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
15 December 2017 - NW1973
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
Whether a certain senior official in her department (name furnished), has security clearance; if not, why (a) was her security clearance denied and (b) is she still acting Consul-General?
Reply:
a) The mandate for granting or denying security clearances falls within the mandate of State Security Agency (SSA). SSA grants or denies security clearances on the basis of reasons gathered from their own investigations.
b) She has never acted as Consul-General.
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