The State Security Agency is the department of the South African government with overall responsibility for civilian intelligence operations. It was created in October 2009 to incorporate the formerly separate National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service, South African National Academy of Intelligence, National Communications Centre and COMSEC (South Africa).This restructuring and integration of the disparate agencies was ongoing.Political responsibility for the agency lies with the Minister of State Security; this is David Mahlobo. The agency is headed by a director-general; this is Arthur Fraser. In the 2010/11 national budget, the secret services received a total transfer of 3,052.2 million rand. For the 2015/16 national budget, the secret services received a total transfer of 4,308.3 million rand.The Spy Cables are a set of leaked communications published by Al Jazeera and The Guardian, derived from communications between the State Security Agency and other global intelligence agencies.
