ANC says Jessie Duarte’s devices have been hacked
Governing party to consider measures to ensure communications of its leadership are secure after deputy secretary-general’s e-mails and messaging systems are targeted
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte plans to lay criminal charges after some of her electronic devices were allegedly hacked. The ANC released a statement early on Friday morning saying Duarte’s “e-mails and messaging systems have been targeted and interfered with”. The party further stated that it noted a message claiming to be from Duarte circulating on Whatsapp, calling on South Africans to discard any messages or e-mails claiming to be from Duarte. The ANC will now consider measures to ensure the communications of its leadership are secure and private, especially in the run-up to the May 8 elections. Politicians have previously raised concerns over the security of their communications. Former minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba claimed in October 2018 that his communications were intercepted when an explicit video of him and his wife surfaced online.
The incident also follows a report by the High Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency (SSA), which raised...
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