PRINCIPAL AGENT NETWORK
NATASHA MARRIAN: Rogue spy boss Arthur Fraser’s insights make ANC vulnerable
Ramaphosa has proven to be a stickler for process, as shown by his approach to both the state security and SARS issues
Why was Arthur Fraser, rogue spy boss extraordinaire, not fired outright by the president, but shifted to another department? Fraser revoked the clearance of Inspector-General of Intelligence Setlhomamaru Dintwe, resulting in a court challenge to the move and the shifting of Fraser from spy boss to prisons boss. Dintwe’s clearance was reinstated by the state security ministry on Thursday. Yes, it is amusing to fancy that Fraser’s move to correctional services could be to prepare him for the time he may have to serve after facing allegations of abusing state resources through the Principal Agent Network slush fund, but the explanation is less flippant, and more complicated, than that. The burning question is: what does Fraser know? The clear answer is that he knows a lot — he was former president Jacob Zuma’s right-hand man for a long time. The scandals during the Zuma presidency implicated a host of individuals, but Zuma was ANC president and his frailties have undoubtedly extended ...
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