The National Communications Centre (NCC) is a South African
intelligence agency
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, and is responsible for bulk
electronic surveillance
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and eavesdropping (otherwise known as
SIGINT) of foreign communications. In this respect it serves a role similar to that of the
United Kingdom
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's
Government Communications Headquarters or
United States
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National Security Agency
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.
South African intelligence agencies
Signals intelligence agencies
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