South African Secret Service

South African Secret Service
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1994
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersArcadia Building, Pretoria
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.sass.gov.za Archived 28 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine

The South African Secret Service (SASS) was the previous name of a South African intelligence agency. Currently, it is known as the Foreign Branch of the State Security Agency. It is responsible for all non-military foreign intelligence and for counterintelligence within the Service itself. It is also responsible for gathering, correlating, evaluating and analysing this intelligence.