National Intelligence Agency (South Africa)

State Security Agency - Domestic Branch
National Intelligence Agency; List 10 other official names: ; Nasionale Intelligensie Agentskap (Afrikaans) ; IPhiko leliZweloke lobuHloli (Southern Ndebele) ; I-Arhente yezoBuntlola beLizwe (Xhosa) ; uPhiko lukaZwelonke lwezoBunhloli (Zulu) ; Luphiko lweTebunhloli lwaVelonkhe (Swazi) ; Tirelo ya Bosetshaba ya Bohlodi (Northern Sotho) ; Lekala la Bohlwela la Naha (Sotho) ; Lekgotla la Botlhodi la Bosetshaba (Tswana) ; Ejensi ya Vunhlori bya Tiko (Tsonga) ; Dzhendedzi la Vhusevhi la Lushaka (Venda) ;
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 1994; 31 years ago
Preceding Agency	National Intelligence Service (NIS);
Dissolved	2009
Superseding Agency	Domestic Branch of the South African State Security Agency;
Headquarters	Musanda, Pretoria, South Africa; 28°18′24″S 25°51′02″E / 28.30667°S 25.85056°E
Employees	Classified; 2,500 estimated
Annual budget	Classified
Ministers responsible	Ayanda Dlodlo; Zizi Kodwa;
Agency executive	Mahlodi Muofhe;
Parent Agency	State Security Agency
Website	www.ssa.gov.za

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) was the previous name of an intelligence agency of the South African government. Currently it is known as the Domestic Branch of the State Security Agency. It is responsible for domestic and counter-intelligence within the Republic of South Africa. The branch is run by a Director, who reports to the Director-General of the State Security Agency. The Director is also a member of the National Intelligence Co-Ordinating Committee (NICOC).

^ "History of the NIA". South African Government. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

Agency overview
National Intelligence Agency List 10 other official names: Nasionale Intelligensie Agentskap (Afrikaans) IPhiko leliZweloke lobuHloli (Southern Ndebele) I-Arhente yezoBuntlola beLizwe (Xhosa) uPhiko lukaZwelonke lwezoBunhloli (Zulu) Luphiko lweTebunhloli lwaVelonkhe (Swazi) Tirelo ya Bosetshaba ya Bohlodi (Northern Sotho) Lekala la Bohlwela la Naha (Sotho) Lekgotla la Botlhodi la Bosetshaba (Tswana) Ejensi ya Vunhlori bya Tiko (Tsonga) Dzhendedzi la Vhusevhi la Lushaka (Venda)
Formed	January 1, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-01-01)^[1]
Preceding Agency	National Intelligence Service (NIS)
Dissolved	2009
Superseding Agency	Domestic Branch of the South African State Security Agency
Headquarters	Musanda, Pretoria, South Africa 28°18′24″S 25°51′02″E / 28.30667°S 25.85056°E / -28.30667; 25.85056
Employees	Classified 2,500 estimated
Annual budget	Classified
Ministers responsible	Ayanda Dlodlo Zizi Kodwa
Agency executive	Mahlodi Muofhe
Parent Agency	State Security Agency
Website	www.ssa.gov.za