National Intelligence Service (South Africa)
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The National Intelligence Service (NIS) was an intelligence agency
of the Republic of South Africa that took over from the older South African Bureau of State Security
in 1980. Associated with the Apartheid Era in South Africa, it was replaced by the South African Secret Service
and the National Intelligence Agency with the passage of the Intelligence Act (1994).
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of the Republic of South Africa that took over from the older South African Bureau of State Security
South African Bureau of State Security
The South African Bureau for State Security was established in 1969 and replaced by the National Intelligence Service in 1980. The Bureau's job was to monitor national security...
in 1980. Associated with the Apartheid Era in South Africa, it was replaced by the South African Secret Service
South African Secret Service
The South African Secret Service is a South African intelligence agency. It is responsible for all non-military foreign intelligence and for counterintelligence within the Service itself. It is also responsible for gathering, correlating, evaluating and analyzing this intelligence...
and the National Intelligence Agency with the passage of the Intelligence Act (1994).