Pretoria has issued a stern warning to Rwanda over what it terms as unwarranted illegal activities by Rwandan Embassy staff in South Africa.
Intelligence gathered by Strategic Intelligence reports smuggling of gold, intelligence leaks on Rwandan military positions and contacts with rebel leaders and groups in Democratic Republic of Congo, and South African army personnel operations in DRC as factoring the spat.
Kigali spy masters believe Pretoria is using exiled Rwandan ex-army officers and senior government officers to extract vital intelligence on Rwandan defense forces battle plans, positions and logistics plans on its border with DRC.
Intelligence further charts how SADF is using the intelligence to carryout operations against Rwandan backed rebels in DRC.
South African security services accused Rwandan embassy officials, specifically intelligence attaches to a raid against the Johannesburg home of an exiled Rwandan general and critic of President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda in retaliation expelled six South African diplomats.
Gold smuggling to South Africa continues to fuel war in DRC.
Rwanda is accused of funding and training rebels who have been fighting DRC government from its border.
