All opinions my own. Asst Prof @RidgeCollegeMU~ Intelligence analysis, & security risk. ZA diasporan.
Erie, PA, US
Joined December 2011
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
🥳🎉Congratulations Dalene Duvenage (@foreknowledge1) on the publication of her recent chapter on "The Professionalisation of Intelligence in Africa" in the new volume Contemporary Intelligence in Africa! 🎉🥳taylorfrancis.com/chapters/e…
No idea abt the veracity of info…SSA hacked? South Africa's 'top secret security breach' techcentral.co.za/ssa-hacked…
I'm just so over the #musk shenanigans and the weird results of his new algorithms. So, after many years enjoying Twitter and making great connections here, I say bye!
I already follow a lot of you on LinkedIn, so see you there! Follow me on linkedin.com/in/daleneduvena…
The plot thickens: ZA Special Forces allegedly involved in Lady R mystery, assassination and abduction of ISIS-affiliated businessman: Russian Doll — an assassination, abductions and the mystery of the Lady R dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Interesting development in ZA. More rules, while vetting process has been non-functional for many years! I was still waiting for my TS clearance when I left my previous employer after 9 years!
State Security vetting of NGOs an onslaught on democracy! dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Wow! Another South African diasporan making an impact!
Phyllis Latour was born in April 1921 in South Africa. Her father was a French doctor married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa.
In 1941, she moved from South Africa to England and later became a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent. The SOE was established to gather secret information and disrupt enemy operations in countries controlled by the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany.
On May 1, 1944, she parachuted into Normandy to operate as part of the Scientist circuit. Fluent in French, Phyllis posed as a teenage girl whose family had moved to the region to escape Allied bombing. She cleverly rode bicycles around the area, selling soap and engaging in conversations with German soldiers.
Phyllis had a remarkable method for encoding military intelligence she obtained. She used one-time codes printed on a piece of silk, which she concealed by wrapping it around a knitting needle inserted into a flat shoelace she used to tie up her hair. She would then translate the encoded messages using Morse code equipment.
Despite being searched on several occasions and even brought in for questioning, the German authorities never suspected her hair tie's hidden purpose, leading to her release. Latour's efforts were crucial, and her 135 coded messages played a significant role in guiding bombing missions to enemy targets.
Remarkably, Phyllis Latour is the sole surviving female Special Operations Executive agent from World War II, and at the time of writing, she is 102 years old.
I'm torn between going to the rally to experience the madness first-hand OR do a prayer walk OR ignore OR stay at home and pray for more fruits of the Spirit.
@ghelt
City of Erie Plans to Bill Trump Campaign in Advance for July 29 Rally erienewsnow.com/story/492571…
Cool! Some of my best students are sports stars as well!
Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
Mercyhurst Cyber Security senior Jay D., a recent intern at the Erie County Office of Children & Youth and now part of the Secondary Action Intelligence Network Team, assisted in finding a missing person recently. Read more about this inspiring story: mhur.st/ocy
I want to share some “spy” or intelligence related music with my students this semester. Any suggestions? @womenknowintel @IAFIE1
A great summary of the insidious impact of corruption on the wildlife sector in South Africa. This happens when the moral fibre of my beautiful country disintegrates in favour of greed. Hats off to those who still fights against evil, despite all the odds. news24.com/news24/southafric…
Romantic revolutionary - the unsettling sight of Julius Malema in a louche suit and power tie dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
The irony… ZA pres in 🇺🇦 while Putin is bombing Kiev. And his security detail in Warsaw. Shows sorry & ridiculous state of our foreign policy and security/intelligence competence. 🧐
"There are laws of any given country...Our guys should have done things properly," Police Minister Bheki Cele told @XoliMngambi about President Cyril Ramaphosa's security detail that is stuck in Warsaw, Poland.
Watch: tinyurl.com/yckvyfx3
#Newzroom405 #AfricanPeaceMission
Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
There is an air raid alert in #Kyiv during the visit of #BRICS leader Cyril #Ramaphosa. #Russia has usually never risked attacking while foreign leaders are in Kyiv. However, we are now under attack.
kyivindependent.com/south-af…
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South Africa has never been touched by Islamist attacks. Its three-decade-old democracy is solid, and its financial system is respected. Yet experts say the continent's most industrialised nation is now a nerve centre for jihadist financing in Africa.
news24.com/news24/southafric…
Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
The South African government needs to recognise that the audience that needs assurance on what happened with the Lady R is not just Cabinet and the US government, it’s also the South African public, other countries, and global markets. Trust has to be rebuilt.
Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
#JobsAlert | Looking for new challenges in the #humanitarian sector? We're hiring for several positions & in different countries⬇️
Senior #Analyst for the #Colombia Analysis Hub
#Data Collection & Analysis Coordinator in #Jordan
Data Scientist in Jordan
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ZA Presidency’s intelligence minister jets off to Moscow a week after the army chief’s visit dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
US rang the alarm bells in February about SA’s alleged supply of arms to Russian cargo ship Lady R - Godongwana... but no-one cared... dailymaverick.co.za/article/…