🔒 Arthur Fraser: A ‘Zuma man’ for all seasons
Former spy boss Arthur Fraser is on the tips of many tongues these days for various reasons. Michael Appel takes a look at the man instrumental in shaping South Africa from the shadows.
Former spy boss Arthur Fraser is on the tips of many tongues these days for various reasons. Michael Appel takes a look at the man instrumental in shaping South Africa from the shadows.
Pravin Gordhan said a spy unit formed under his watch as the head of tax revenue agency was lawful and part of an enforcement strategy by the authority.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has a list of 27 questions to answer by Wednesday March 2, relating to the so-called rogue South African Revenue Service (Sars) unit that was formed while he was heading the organisation.
It’s fascinating how the spotlight gets turned on its head as the ANC looks to impeach Western Cape Premier Helen Zille.
A mass leak of South African espionage secrets will cause many foreign agencies to think twice before sharing information with Pretoria, hampering its efforts to walk a delicate diplomatic tightrope between East and West.
The SARS chaos is being taken very seriously indeed by ANC’s Gwede Mantashe. Whether even he is able to do anything about it, though, is an open question.