‘Spies in America’ – from South African freedom fighter to foreign agent

In June 2026 a retired South African Air Force brigadier general, Portia “Posh” Anyamba, was fined and sentenced in the United States to six months imprisonment after she pleaded guilty to being a foreign agent for South Africa. She’d apparently monitored certain events, secretly on behalf of officials from this country. Anyamba, it turns out, has a fascinating history that spans several countries and includes resistance to the apartheid regime. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains. 

Reporting by: Caryn Dolley 
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi 
Filmed by: Joel Seboa 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
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