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Former SA Air Force brigadier general jailed in US over acting as foreign agent
Former military official accused of seeking access to sensitive US lab information
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Yen.com.gh
· Jul 10, 2026
Portia Anyamba: Former South African Brigadier General jailed in US for spying
A former brigadier general in the South African Air Force has been jailed in a US prison after pleading guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent
News24
· Jul 9, 2026
News24 | Former SA brigadier general jailed for acting as spy in US
A former brigadier general in the SA Air Force, who was also an employee of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has been sentenced to six months in a US federal prison for acting as an agent of the South African government.
BizNews
· Jul 9, 2026
Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent…
Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent…
Vision Times
· Jun 23, 2026
Taiwan Air Force Colonel Chang Ming-che Sentenced to 11 Years for Spying for Beijing
Former Air Force Colonel Chang Ming-che, who served as a department director at Taiwan’s Air Force Academy, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being lured by financial incentives to join an organization tasked with recruiting members on behalf of Mainland China and hostile overseas forces. Taiwan’s Control Yuan announced on June 10 that []
The Namibian
· Jul 9, 2026
US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’
Portia Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general connected to a State Security Agency official, was recently sentenced to six months in jail in the United States, where she worked at a government science and energy laboratory. She previously pleaded guilty to being a foreign agent and falsifying information while applying for security [] The post US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’ appeared first on The Namibian.
AllAfrica
· Jul 10, 2026
South Africa: Embassy Visit, Event-Snooping - South Africa 'Spy' Portia Anyamba's Secret U.S. Reports for Cash
[Daily Maverick] Former SA Air Force brigadier general Portia 'Posh' Anyamba, who has been sentenced to jail in the United States for being a foreign agent for South Africa, was apparently paid to go to events and secretly report back to officials from this country. These and other accusations and admissions are contained in a plea agreement.
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Related coverage for "Former SA Air Force brigadier general jailed in US over acting as foreign agent ": Yen.com.gh — Portia Anyamba: Former South African Brigadier General jailed in US for spying. News24 — News24 | Former SA brigadier general jailed for acting as spy in US. BizNews — Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent…. Vision Times — Taiwan Air Force Colonel Chang Ming-che Sentenced to 11 Years for Spying for Beijing. The Namibian — US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’. AllAfrica — South Africa: Embassy Visit, Event-Snooping - South Africa 'Spy' Portia Anyamba's Secret U.S. Reports for Cash