All opinions my own. Asst Prof @RidgeCollegeMU~ Intelligence analysis, & security risk. ZA diasporan.
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
13 Aug 2024
🥳🎉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…
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5 Oct 2023
No idea abt the veracity of info…SSA hacked? South Africa's 'top secret security breach' techcentral.co.za/ssa-hacked…
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19 Aug 2023
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…
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14 Aug 2023
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/…
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27 Jul 2023
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/…
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26 Jul 2023
Wow! Another South African diasporan making an impact!
24 Jul 2023
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.
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26 Jul 2023
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
25 Jul 2023
City of Erie Plans to Bill Trump Campaign in Advance for July 29 Rally erienewsnow.com/story/492571…
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26 Jul 2023
Cool! Some of my best students are sports stars as well!
26 Jul 2023
Mercyhurst Named ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award Recipient
📝: bit.ly/3rJk68r
#HurstAthletics
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
26 Jul 2023
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
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18 Jul 2023
I want to share some “spy” or intelligence related music with my students this semester. Any suggestions? @womenknowintel @IAFIE1
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17 Jul 2023
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…
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28 Jun 2023
Romantic revolutionary - the unsettling sight of Julius Malema in a louche suit and power tie dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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16 Jun 2023
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. 🧐
16 Jun 2023
"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
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
16 Jun 2023
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.
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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.
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
4 Jun 2023
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.
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Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) retweeted
1 Jun 2023
#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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22 May 2023
ZA Presidency’s intelligence minister jets off to Moscow a week after the army chief’s visit dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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19 May 2023
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14 May 2023
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/…
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