[2] The South African National Academy of Intelligence is a part of the State Security Agency.
Prior to the creation of the National Intelligence Agency and South African Secret Service in 1995, the old National Intelligence Service (NIS) created in 1980, had established an Intelligence Academy at its Farm, the NIS facility south-east of Pretoria.
[3]: 169 This would be where the intelligence officers of the two new organisations created in 1995, were trained prior to the establishment of a new academy.
[3]: 169 SANAI was established in February 2003, and officially opened by Jacob Zuma on 28 February and comprises an academic faculty, an intelligence research institute as well as an education, training and development support component.
[5] Mzwandile Piliso was a previous head of the exiled ANC's Department of National Intelligence and Security.