Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa

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Jane Duncan Allen Munoriyarwa

Democratising spy watching

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Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa

Jane Duncan, Allen Munoriyarwa

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Scottish Universities Press
18 December 2025

Social issues & processes; Espionage & secret services; Pressure groups & lobbying; Ethical & social aspects of computing

Digitisation has provided intelligence agencies with the capabilities to conduct surveillance at an unprecedented scale. Using a range of digital surveillance technologies and practices, and unprecedented public-private collaborations, intelligence agencies have extended their ability to collect, store and analyse data for intelligence purposes. Effective oversight is required to limit the potential for abuse. However, across Southern Africa - where digital surveillance is expanding - official oversight institutions typically lack the power and resources to monitor and review surveillance capabilities in order to ensure that intelligence agencies behave effectively and lawfully. Consequently, oversight in these countries typically is conducted by the public, through, for instance, challenging unjustifiable secrecy, publicising abuses and organising campaigns to rein these agencies in.

Through comparative case study research exploring lessons from key moments in the region, this volume explores public oversight of intelligence-driven digital surveillance in eight Southern African countries and examines cases where this oversight either succeeded, failed, or achieved mixed outcomes. Authored by researchers and journalists from the fields of law, communication and media studies, this book offers lessons for academics and activists, suggesting that a new model of public oversight of surveillance is possible, and, arguably, functions better than extant approaches to surveillance. It will be of global significance, as surveillance abuses are a worldwide problem, as is the problem of oversight failing to keep pace with expanding surveillance capabilities.

Edited by: Jane Duncan, Allen Munoriyarwa
Imprint: Scottish Universities Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 518g
ISBN: 9781917341134
ISBN 10: 191734113X
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 18 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , Adult education , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jane Duncan is a Professor of Digital Society at the University of Glasgow, and she holds a British Academy Global Professorship at the same university. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. She is author of The rise of the securocrats (Jacana, 2014), Protest Nation (University of KwaZulu/ Natal Press, 2016), Stopping the spies (Wits University Press, 2018) and National security surveillance in southern Africa (Zed Books, 2022). Allen Munoriyarwa is an Associate Professor of Journalism at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa, in the Department of Marketing, Public Relations and Communication. His research interests are in surveillance, digital journalism, and media cultures, as well as digital surveillance. He has published widely in these areas. He is the co-author of Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).