Teboho J Lebakeng Author

Teboho J. Lebakeng is Professor of Security and Intelligence Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, University of South Africa (Unisa). He was an operative of the Azanian Peoples’ Liberation Army (APLA) and a member of the Operation Curtain Raiser from 1978 to 1979. He worked as a Senior Analyst and Manager of Production in the South African Secret Service (SASS), which later merged into the State Security Agency (SSA). From 2017 to 2018, he served as the Head of Intelligence for the SADC Preventive Mission in the Kingdom of Lesotho (SAPMIL). He was seconded to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as part of the South African delegation during the country’s non-permanent seats from 2007-2008 and 2011-2012. His research interests are in statecraft and intelligence information, public policy and international affairs, legislative oversight, and human security.

Andreas Velthuizen is a Professor Extraordinarius at the Thabo Mbeki African School for Public and International Affairs as well as the Department of Criminal and Procedural Law at the University of South Africa (Unisa). His focus is on developing new models for peace and security in Africa. His intelligence experience includes senior staff officer positions in intelligence analysis, counterintelligence, defence diplomacy and intelligence operations. He was closely involved in intelligence operations projects from 1982 to 1989 as a member of the Directorate Special Task (DST) within the Chief of Staff Intelligence Division of the South African Defence Force (SADF). He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researcher and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the reputable African Security Review (ASR) and the Journal for Global Change, Peace and Security.