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The rise of the securocrats (Paperback)
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The rise of the securocrats (Paperback)
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You Save R61 (22%)
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The South African government stands accused of having fallen under
the sway of the securocrats. Who, or what, are they? Securocrats
are officials located in the security establishment - the police,
intelligence services or the military - that have the power to
influence government policy in their favour. When securocrats come
to dominate government decision-making, the democratic life of a
country can be threatened. This is because they can arrogate to
themselves the power to subvert democratic processes to entrench
their own power or the power of their favoured leader(s), and use
the armed might of the state to suppress opponents of their
political project. According to author and researcher, Paul Holden,
the ANC has become dominated increasingly by the 'securocrats and
fat cats' who have politicised the state, including the security
services, to advantage Zuma and those around him. Holden is not the
only person to say this. The ministry of state security's
introduction of the Protection of state information bill - a
controversial Bill giving the security cluster and possibly other
state institutions the power to classify information in an
overbroad manner, and that is otherwise known as the Secrecy bill -
has intensified perceptions that the securocrats are on the rise in
South Africa. This is because the Bill has been driven by that
Ministry in the main. In The rise of the securocrats Professor
Duncan throws a spot- light on the hidden corners, murky
bureaucracies and power grab that is currently underway. It is a
much needed book.
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