Riaz 'Mo' Shaik

Helpful individuals included Mo Shaik one of Zuma's key strategists and Paul Ekon a Southern African businessman...

Zuma's advisor Mo Shaik said that there was 'a great role' for the much admired Finance Minister Trevor Manuel if he had the flexibility to shift to a 'period of heightened implementation' of a new economic policy under Zuma...

Head of Policy Planning Mo Shaik argues that four pillars underpin those objectives: addressing South Africa's developmental and economic needs; the creation and consolidation of institutions such as the African Union Parliament and Human Rights Commission; peace and security in Africa and developing countries through international institutions and multilateral diplomacy; bridge-building using South Africa's experience of political transition to help resolve conflicts and international disputes...

The spy allegations by Maharaj a stalwart of the liberation struggle who recently faced questioning about payments from Schabir Shaik Zuma's self-styled financial advisor into his wife's bank account were backed up by Mo Shaik Schabir's brother and formerly a senior intelligence officer of the ANC in exile...

Zuma himself a former head of the ANC's intelligence department is seen as an ally of both Maharaj and Mo Shaik...

The power of the Shaiks Mbeki's writings were also clearly directed at the likes of Maharaj and Mo Shaik for pushing the spy allegations about Ngcuka into the public arena: 'There are some in our country who are acting in a manner that seeks to destroy this effort at national reconciliation...

Furthermore the ANC intelligence unit in South Africa was headed by Mo Shaik brother of Schabir Shaik against whom numerous charges of corruption have been filed in the arms scandal (also involving Zuma)...

With a master's degree in electronic engineering from London's Imperial College she has associates including the South African Defence Force acquisitions chief Shamin 'Chippy' Shaik (AC Vol 42 No 3) and his brother Riaz 'Mo' Shaik a former spymaster and now Ambassador to Algeria...

North African links Pretoria's present Ambassador to Algiers Moe Shaik is an able former African National Congress and government intelligence agent who was transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and spent a year in Germany...

Senior National Intelligence Agency official Mo Shaik has also declined to comment on the identity of apartheid spies: ‘It is the policy of the NIA neither to confirm nor deny these matters...

The Deputy National Intelligence Coordinator and NIA spokesman Moe Shaik (tipped for a diplomatic post in Europe) introduced Nhlanhla and National Intelligence Coordinator Linda Mti...

Louw's successor at NIA Moe Shaik warns that the proliferation of private intelligence organisations is a growing security risk...